St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury, VT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Green/White Coach: Rich Alercio League: Division I Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tom Emery 6'1" 260 OL/DL 5.5 Jasper Rankin 6'1" 175 WR/DB 4.9 Mat Roy 6'0" 185 RB/LB 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 5 Senior OL Team Weaknesses: Lost 3 Best Defensive Players RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 6.2 2016 National Rank: #5953 2016 State Rank: #5 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.7 2017 National Rank: #5097 2017 State Rank: #4 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 1.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7575 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8 Dynasty Record: 60-71 (46-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 33 2016 Points Against Average: 18.2 2016 Differential: +14.8 2016 Wins: #8408 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (52-26), #8408 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (35-34), #8964 Essex (Essex Junction) (36-14), #9272 Rutland (46-21), #9272 Rutland (22-14), #10457 Brattleboro (28-12), #12967 South Burlington (41-7), #13655 Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center) (69-6) 2016 Losses: #3996 Hartford (White River Junction) (35-20), #3996 Hartford (White River Junction) (24-14), #10600 Rice Memorial (South Burlington) (7-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 56-48 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Hartford (White River Junction), 9/9 Essex (Essex Junction), 9/15 at Middlebury, 9/23 Rice Memorial (South Burlington), 9/30 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans), 10/6 at Brattleboro, 10/14 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg), 10/21 at Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hartford (White River Junction) (12), Essex (Essex Junction) (-0.7), Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (-7.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center) (-39.1), Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (-29.1), Middlebury (-21.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (-4.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11888 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 26%