GENERAL
Nickname: Stars
Colors: Royal Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Jim Gunderson
League: Suburban - Red
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Thomas Shelstad 5'11" 205 Senior LB/HB 4.78
Mitch Hendrickson 6'3" 215 Senior DE/TE 4.76
Rook Rowe 5'11" 190 Senior LB/HB 4.89
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jack Anderson 6'2" 215 Senior ILB
Gerone Hamilton Jr. 6'5" 245 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Front 7, Top Two Tacklers Return, TB/FB
Team Weaknesses: Entire OL Graduated
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 43.8
2017 National Rank: #499
2017 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: 22.8
2018 National Rank: #847
2018 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24
Dynasty National Rank: #2551
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.2
Dynasty Record: 98-63 (59-43 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 34.8
2017 Points Against Average: 9.5
2017 Differential: +25.3
2017 Wins: #1290 Winona (26-22), #1335 Rocori (Cold Spring) (20-8), #1475 Cloquet (14-0), #1893 Orono (Long Lake) (48-7), #1893 Orono (Long Lake) (35-14), #2008 South St. Paul (18-7), #3109 Waconia (46-13), #3369 St. Louis Park (30-0), #4943 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (34-7), #5692 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (60-6), #7149 Hill-Murray (Maplewood) (47-6), #10376 Richfield (56-13)
2017 Losses: #1188 Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park) (20-19)
2017 Opponents W-L: 92-50
Recent State Championships: 2017
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Tri-Metro), 2012 (tied for 1st; Missota), 2003 (Missota)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 7
Streak List: 10/13/17 Waconia (46-13), 10/18/17 Orono (Long Lake) (48-7), 10/28/17 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (34-7), 11/3/17 Orono (Long Lake) (35-14), 11/10/17 Rocori (Cold Spring) (20-8), 11/16/17 Winona (26-22), 11/24/17 Cloquet (14-0)
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Hill-Murray (Maplewood), 9/7 South St. Paul, 9/14 St. Louis Park, 9/21 at DeLaSalle (Minneapolis), 9/29 at Richfield, 10/5 Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park), 10/12 Waconia, 10/17 at Orono (Long Lake)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Orono (Long Lake) (12.7), St. Louis Park (10.3), Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park) (9.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Richfield (-39.4), Hill-Murray (Maplewood) (-19), DeLaSalle (Minneapolis) (-8.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (25.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3314
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65%