Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Storm Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Phillip Klaphake League: North Central - Red Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 0-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tommy Wittowski 5'11" 195 Senior ILB Gage Donovan 6'1" 230 Senior OL/DL Braden Tretter 5'10" 165 Junior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Speed, Toughness Team Weaknesses: Size, Consistency, Turnover Margin RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 1.8 2016 National Rank: #6949 2016 State Rank: #124 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.3 2017 National Rank: #4950 2017 State Rank: #88 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 3.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6938 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4 Dynasty Record: 53-83 (35-55 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (tied for 8th) 2016 Points For Average: 11.9 2016 Points Against Average: 33 2016 Differential: -21.1 2016 Wins: #6553 Apollo (St. Cloud) (30-26), #8439 Princeton (16-14) 2016 Losses: #1185 St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (47-0), #1185 St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (59-7), #1692 Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell) (21-7), #2417 Rocori (Cold Spring) (33-0), #3488 Brainerd (35-6), #4618 Willmar (39-22), #6118 Bemidji (23-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 49-44 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at St. Francis, 9/8 at Moorhead, 9/15 Bemidji, 9/22 Brainerd, 9/29 at Sartell-St. Stephen (Sartell), 10/6 at St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud), 10/13 Alexandria, 10/18 Hutchinson Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Alexandria (47), Moorhead (38.5), St. Cloud Tech (St. Cloud) (38.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bemidji (-4.5), St. Francis (13), Brainerd (19.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 (21.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1046 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%