Rocori (Cold Spring, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Michael Rowe
League: North Central
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Thorpe 6'3" 225 Senior LB
Connor Schoborg 6'5" 200 Senior QB
Derek Thompson 6'7" 190 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Fast, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Replacing OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 24.3
2015 National Rank: #2703
2015 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 32.8
2016 National Rank: #1455
2016 State Rank: #16
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3516
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 80-57 (47-36 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 6th)
2015 Points For Average: 27
2015 Points Against Average: 15.5
2015 Differential: +11.5
2015 Wins: #2989 Alexandria (24-15), #3382 Hermantown (33-20), #5074 Willmar (7-0), #5074 Willmar (41-20), #6058 Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (24-6), #6830 Princeton (41-14), #7242 Detroit Lakes (33-0), #7491 Little Falls (27-14), #7863 Big Lake (34-6)
2015 Losses: #1328 South St. Paul (19-14), #3040 Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (28-21), #3465 Bemidji (41-39), #5895 St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (19-13)
2015 Opponents W-L: 70-62
Recent State Championships: 2011
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Central Lakes), 2011 (tied for 1st; Central Lakes), 2003 (Central Lakes)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Big Lake (28-7)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Big Lake, 9/9 at Willmar, 9/16 Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids), 9/23 at St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud), 9/30 Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell), 10/7 at Bemidji, 10/14 Alexandria, 10/19 at Princeton
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (30), Alexandria (29.6), Bemidji (25.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Big Lake (3), Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (8.8), St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (10.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 (13.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.6
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2776
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 34%