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%