Orono (Long Lake, MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Navy/Scarlet Coach: Jeff Weiland League: Suburban (moving from Wright County - East) Playoff Division: 11 Playoff Division Rank: #28 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2014 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS David McCuskey 5'10" 180 Senior RB/ILB 4.51 Blake Leischow 5'9.5" 170 Senior CB/WR 4.49 Hank Seward 5'7" 165 Senior QB/S 4.88 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have 3 Players Who Are A Threat To Score Every Time They Touch Ball Team Weaknesses: Need To Replace Both ILBs RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 25.7 2014 National Rank: #2475 2014 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2015 Starting Power Rating: 28.2 2015 National Rank: #1960 2015 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 18 Dynasty National Rank: #2762 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.2 Dynasty Record: 76-42 (44-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 28.2 2014 Points Against Average: 22.3 2014 Differential: +5.9 2014 Wins: #2982 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (33-25), #4848 Waconia (28-14), #5296 Zimmerman (43-7), #5509 New Prague (38-29), #5777 Delano (39-21), #8539 Annandale (31-12), #9184 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (33-13) 2014 Losses: #399 Becker (39-16), #611 Hutchinson (35-0), #3246 Holy Family Catholic/Southwest Christian (Victoria) (28-21) 2014 Opponents W-L: 61-44 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Wright County), 2003 (tied for 1st; Metro Alliance) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5 Streak List: 8/22/15 Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park) (47-14), 8/28/15 Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington) (44-20), 9/4/15 Richfield (41-0), 9/11/15 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (35-10), 9/18/15 Chanhassen (56-14) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park), 8/28 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Bloomington), 9/4 Richfield, 9/11 at Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield), 9/18 Chanhassen, 9/25 at Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington), 10/2 at Chaska, 10/9 Waconia Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (22.2), Chaska (19.5), Chanhassen (18.6) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Richfield (-16.9), Kennedy [John F.] (Bloomington) (-16.5), Waconia (8.7) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (19.4 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.2 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #116 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5512 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41% |