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% |