| More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City, SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Wayne Sullivan League: Black Hills - Mount Rushmore Playoff Division: 11A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Thomas Rafferty 6'1" 180 Senior WR 4.56 Ross Skinner 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.78 Kobe Whipple 6'1" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.45 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 16.8 2016 National Rank: #3708 2016 State Rank: #10 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.3 2017 National Rank: #3949 2017 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18 Dynasty National Rank: #2813 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7 Dynasty Record: 131-26 (63-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 43.4 2016 Points Against Average: 9.6 2016 Differential: +33.8 2016 Wins: #7628 Roncalli (Aberdeen) (28-6), #8693 Spearfish (52-21), #9167 Hot Springs (28-0), #9167 Hot Springs (33-7), #10884 Douglas (Box Elder) (28-7), #12651 Belle Fourche (58-8), #13253 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (56-6), #14052 Lead-Deadwood (Lead) (66-16), #14168 Custer (55-0), #14302 Todd County (Mission) (54-0) 2016 Losses: #547 Madison (35-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-57 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011 (Black Hills), 2010 (tied for 1st; Black Hills), 2009 (Black Hills), 2007 (Black Hills), 2006 (Black Hills), 2005 (Black Hills) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/26 at Spearfish, 9/1 at Tea, 9/8 West Central (Hartford), 9/15 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis), 9/22 at Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (Eagle Butte), 9/29 at Douglas (Box Elder), 10/6 Hot Springs, 10/13 at Belle Fourche, 10/20 Todd County (Mission) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tea (29.7), West Central (Hartford) (18), Hot Springs (-7.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Todd County (Mission) (-46), Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (-31.1), Cheyenne-Eagle Butte (Eagle Butte) (-30.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.6 (-9.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11450 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |