Helias (Jefferson City, MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Tim Rulo League: Freelance Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2016 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nathan Bax 6'6" 240 Senior DE/WR 5.1 Jeremiah Heckman 5'11" 165 Senior DB/RB 4.9 Matthew Witt 5'10" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Have Many Young Skill Position Players Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Line Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 15.2 2016 National Rank: #4010 2016 State Rank: #76 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.7 2017 National Rank: #6426 2017 State Rank: #126 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 27 Dynasty National Rank: #1224 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3 Dynasty Record: 114-54 (6-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish:   2016 Points For Average: 37.8 2016 Points Against Average: 24.6 2016 Differential: +13.2 2016 Wins: #3970 DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis) (50-27), #6528 Warrenton (63-28), #7865 Warrensburg (25-12), #8630 Kirksville (44-7), #9535 Father Tolton [Augustine] (Columbia) (53-0), #10759 Hickman (Columbia) (52-14), #12871 African Centered (Kansas City) (56-6) 2016 Losses: #609 Althoff Catholic (Belleville, IL) (51-20), #829 Battle [Muriel] (Columbia) (64-29), #2954 Hannibal (19-14), #2954 Hannibal (21-14), #5503 Rock Bridge (Columbia) (46-33) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-64 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Hannibal, 8/26 at African Centered (Kansas City), 9/1 vs Althoff Catholic (Belleville, IL), 9/8 Hickman (Columbia), 9/15 at Battle [Muriel] (Columbia), 9/22 at Father Tolton [Augustine] (Columbia), 9/30 Rock Bridge (Columbia), 10/6 at Kirksville, 10/13 at DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Althoff Catholic (Belleville, IL) (30.9), Battle [Muriel] (Columbia) (25.9), Rock Bridge (Columbia) (18.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: African Centered (Kansas City) (-28), Hickman (Columbia) (-10.6), Kirksville (-3.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 (9.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5039 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%