Lutheran North (St. Louis, MO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Mike Russell
League: Metro
Playoff Division: 2
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECTS
Traevon Williams 6-4 285 Junior OT
Jordan Smith 5-11 155 Junior S
Kevon Billingsley 6-4 245 Junior DT
Itayvion Brown 6-3 210 Junior WDE
Jack Buford 6'3" 325 Senior OT
D'Vion Harris 6'3" 225 Senior WDE
Isaiah Azubuike 5'11" 195 Senior RB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Ronnie Perkins 6'2.5" 255 Senior WDE
Donovan Marshall 6'0" 185 Senior RB
Devin Ruffin Jr. 6'1" 210 Senior ILB
Canaan Brooks 5'11" 195 Senior RB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 37.2
2017 National Rank: #883
2017 State Rank: #23
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.7
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +10.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2018 National Rank: #377
2018 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5337
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.6
Dynasty Record: 107-65 (42-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 52.4
2017 Points Against Average: 11.3
2017 Differential: +41.1
2017 Wins: #2230 Trinity Catholic (St. Louis) (48-46), #2924 Caruthersville (64-7), #3261 Lutheran South (St. Louis) (50-12), #3408 MICDS (St. Louis) (56-7), #3923 Mater Dei (Evansville, IN) (39-18), #6569 Orchard Farm (St. Charles) (79-13), #6916 Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (59-17), #8926 Carnahan [Mel] (St. Louis) (55-0), #9722 Mater Dei (Breese, IL) (59-0), #10629 Priory (St. Louis) (2-0), #10911 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (82-14), #11037 Normandy (St. Louis) (82-6)
2017 Losses: #481 Lamar (7-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 79-64
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL), 9/1 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, IL), 9/7 at La Salle (Cincinnati, OH), 9/14 Westminster Christian (St. Louis), 9/21 at Lutheran South (St. Louis), 9/29 at MICDS (St. Louis), 10/5 Burroughs [John] (St. Louis), 10/12 at Farmington, 10/19 Chaminade (St. Louis)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: La Salle (Cincinnati, OH) (51.5), Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park, IL) (33), Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor, IL) (30.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Burroughs [John] (St. Louis) (-41.2), Westminster Christian (St. Louis) (-19.5), Farmington (-11.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (12.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1089
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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