Westminster Christian (St. Louis, MO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Cory Snyder
League: Metro
Playoff Division: 4
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Merritt 6'0" 180 RB/OLB 4.65
Justin Creighton 6'0" 310 DL/OL
Brendan Bognar 6'5" 215 QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical Size, Depth, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 25.6
2013 National Rank: #2431
2013 State Rank: #49
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.8
2014 National Rank: #2475
2014 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8729
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.5
Dynasty Record: 56-57 (16-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 31.8
2013 Points Against Average: 18.5
2013 Differential: +13.3
2013 Wins: #2298 Watkins [Ladue Horton] (St. Louis) (28-20), #5067 Sullivan (37-21), #5125 Lutheran North (St. Louis) (41-14), #5640 Priory (St. Louis) (20-18), #7506 Wheaton Academy (West Chicago, IL) (44-0), #7555 MICDS (St. Louis) (34-14), #8991 St. Francis Borgia (Washington) (46-6), #8991 St. Francis Borgia (Washington) (35-20), #9467 Lutheran South (St. Louis) (56-14), #12825 Bishop DuBourg (St. Louis) (49-33)
2013 Losses: #160 Webb City (33-6), #2036 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (30-7), #4972 Duchesne (St. Charles) (17-10)
2013 Opponents W-L: 93-54
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; ABC)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/23/14 Festus (27-0), 8/29/14 St. Dominic (O'Fallon) (33-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 Festus, 8/29 at St. Dominic (O'Fallon), 9/6 at Lutheran North (St. Louis), 9/13 MICDS (St. Louis), 9/19 at Lutheran South (St. Louis), 9/27 at Priory (St. Louis), 10/2 at Burroughs [John] (St. Louis), 10/11 at Living Word Christian (O'Fallon), 10/17 at St. Francis Borgia (Washington)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (31), Festus (10.5), Lutheran North (St. Louis) (10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Dominic (O'Fallon) (-16.3), Lutheran South (St. Louis) (-7), MICDS (St. Louis) (0.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (12.7 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6091
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%