St. Mary's (Sleepy Eye, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Brent Kucera
League: Southern Minnesota
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Carter Krzmarzick 6'0" 260 Senior DT/OL
David Surprenant 6'1" 205 Senior OLB/HB
Brandon Helget 6'3" 185 Senior QB/S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Overall Team Strength
Team Weaknesses: Lack Speed/Height At Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.1
2013 National Rank: #5080
2013 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 16
2014 National Rank: #3911
2014 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -0.8
Dynasty National Rank: #8510
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.4
Dynasty Record: 58-50 (42-40 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-1
2013 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 32.2
2013 Points Against Average: 11.3
2013 Differential: +20.9
2013 Wins: #5435 Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity (Lester Prairie) (20-14), #7284 Wabasso (36-15), #9540 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (41-26), #9540 New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (20-14), #10128 Springfield (30-7), #10128 Springfield (46-0), #11718 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm) (20-12), #12038 Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector) (26-0), #12078 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (Morgan) (28-14), #12724 Red Rock Central (Lamberton) (35-0), #12906 Loyola (Mankato) (47-12), #14065 Sleepy Eye (51-6)
2013 Losses: #4190 Dawson-Boyd (Dawson) (27-18)
2013 Opponents W-L: 63-71
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/28/14 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm) (27-8), 9/5/14 Sleepy Eye (38-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm), 9/5 Sleepy Eye, 9/12 at Red Rock Central (Lamberton), 9/19 Springfield, 9/26 at New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm), 10/3 Cedar Mountain/Comfrey (Morgan), 10/10 at Wabasso, 10/15 at Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: New Ulm Cathedral (New Ulm) (0.6), Wabasso (-2.2), Springfield (-5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Sleepy Eye (-33.7), Red Rock Central (Lamberton) (-21.5), Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart (Hector) (-21.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.8 (-9.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #276
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11771
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 83%