Pierz (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Red/White Coach: Leo Pohlkamp League: Mid State - Sub 1 Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Preston Rocheleau 6'2" 170 Senior QB/K Carson Huls 6'0" 185 Junior FB/NG Ben Herold 6'2" 175 Senior WR/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3 OL Return, QB Is Back Team Weaknesses: 2 All-Conference LBs Graduated, Must Replace Top RB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 16 2016 National Rank: #3859 2016 State Rank: #64 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.5 2017 National Rank: #3900 2017 State Rank: #68 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1954 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8 Dynasty Record: 140-26 (86-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 30.9 2016 Points Against Average: 16.3 2016 Differential: +14.6 2016 Wins: #2816 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (35-20), #7506 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (Coleraine) (34-0), #7548 Mora (34-13), #8039 Holdingford (35-13), #8344 Paynesville (41-20), #8986 Melrose (46-6), #9119 Annandale (26-6), #9814 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (19-14), #9946 Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (39-28), #9946 Rockford (30-21) 2016 Losses: #2516 St. Croix Lutheran (West St. Paul) (35-26), #9189 Maple Lake (20-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 71-53 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2004 (AA) Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015 (tied for 1st; Mid State), 2014 (Central Minnesota), 2011 (Central Minnesota), 2006 (Central Minnesota), 2005 (Central Minnesota), 2004 (tied for 1st; Central Minnesota) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/31 Milaca, 9/8 Holdingford, 9/15 at Maple Lake, 9/22 at Melrose, 9/29 Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley), 10/6 at Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake), 10/13 Paynesville, 10/18 at Rockford Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eden Valley-Watkins (Eden Valley) (12.4), Maple Lake (0), Paynesville (-2.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Milaca (-38.3), Rockford (-21.3), Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted (Howard Lake) (-20) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (1.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10564 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 56% |