St. Xavier (Louisville, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Will Wolford League: 6A District 3 Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Desmond Ridder 6'5" 190 Senior QB 4.7 Max Willinger 6'3" 250 Senior DE 5.1 Wyatt Smock 6'4" 285 Junior OL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Most Positions, QB/RB/FB, DL/LB Team Weaknesses: Secondary Is Question Mark RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 47.9 2015 National Rank: #409 2015 State Rank: #9 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 48.5 2016 National Rank: #362 2016 State Rank: #9 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 51.2 Dynasty National Rank: #31 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7 Dynasty Record: 136-39 (43-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 28.6 2015 Points Against Average: 17 2015 Differential: +11.6 2015 Wins: #305 Bowling Green (45-19), #908 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (27-6), #1331 Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (40-13), #1927 Highlands (Fort Thomas) (37-6), #1960 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (21-13), #4752 Eastern (Louisville) (49-13), #6453 Butler (Louisville) (51-13) 2015 Losses: #18 Male (Louisville) (27-24), #47 Trinity (Louisville) (34-7), #47 Trinity (Louisville) (20-15), #125 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (20-10), #1440 Central (Louisville) (20-17) 2015 Opponents W-L: 104-48 Recent State Championships: 2009, 2004 (4A) Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 (4A District 4), 2004 (4A District 4), 2003 (4A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 9/2 at Bowling Green, 9/9 Central (Louisville), 9/16 Highlands (Fort Thomas), 9/23 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 9/30 vs Trinity (Louisville), 10/7 DuPont Manual (Louisville), 10/14 at Male (Louisville), 10/21 at Butler (Louisville), 10/28 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (70.1), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (59.5), Male (Louisville) (55.1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Butler (Louisville) (-2.3), Highlands (Fort Thomas) (23.2), Central (Louisville) (29.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 36.9 (40.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 39.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #114 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |