St. Pius X Catholic (Atlanta, GA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Lions
Colors: Gold/Blue
Coach: Paul Standard
League: AAAA Region 6 (moving from AAA Region 6)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Riley Gessner 6'4" 225 Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Ruffin 6'0" 185 Senior DB [Auburn]
Daniel Crochet 6'3" 215 Senior OLB [Cornell]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 36.1
2013 National Rank: #1106
2013 State Rank: #47
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 33.3
2014 National Rank: #1184
2014 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.8
Dynasty National Rank: #929
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 105-32 (64-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.5
2013 Points Against Average: 19.7
2013 Differential: +10.8
2013 Wins: #1359 Cartersville (31-19), #2183 Hart County (Hartwell) (31-21), #2544 Cedar Grove (Ellenwood) (38-12), #3579 North Oconee (Bogart) (28-23), #3754 Decatur (41-14), #3921 Westminster (Atlanta) (27-13), #5840 Thomson (41-14), #6274 Towers (Decatur) (45-7), #10200 McNair (Atlanta) (38-7)
2013 Losses: #295 Lovett (Atlanta) (28-7), #666 Callaway (Hogansville) (35-21), #906 Woodward Academy (College Park) (42-28), #1029 Blessed Trinity (Roswell) (21-20)
2013 Opponents W-L: 99-52
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; AAA Region 6), 2011 (AAA Region 5A), 2009 (5B-AAA), 2008 (5B-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Blessed Trinity (Roswell), 9/5 at Woodward Academy (College Park), 9/12 Lithonia, 9/27 at Grady (Atlanta), 10/3 Columbia (Decatur), 10/10 at Marist (Atlanta), 10/17 Chamblee, 10/24 at Arabia Mountain (Lithonia), 10/31 Stone Mountain, 11/7 at Redan (Stone Mountain)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marist (Atlanta) (42.9), Woodward Academy (College Park) (37.1), Blessed Trinity (Roswell) (34)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Redan (Stone Mountain) (-7), Stone Mountain (-3.5), Lithonia (5.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 (26.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2395
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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