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% |