McCluer South-Berkeley (Ferguson, MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Howard Brown League: Suburban Central - North Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nathan Smith 5'8" 165 Senior RB 4.5 Kevon James 5'10" 200 Senior LB 4.9 Eric Morton 6'1" 305 DL 5.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Returners RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 16.4 2017 National Rank: #3440 2017 State Rank: #83 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.6 2018 National Rank: #4029 2018 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7 Dynasty National Rank: #7238 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.6 Dynasty Record: 86-72 (26-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 40.1 2017 Points Against Average: 7.9 2017 Differential: +32.2 2017 Wins: #5905 St. Charles West (St. Charles) (24-6), #6569 Orchard Farm (St. Charles) (53-16), #6569 Orchard Farm (St. Charles) (26-15), #9345 McCluer North (Florissant) (44-0), #9656 Confluence Prep Academy (St. Louis) (58-0), #9990 Affton (St. Louis) (46-0), #11037 Normandy (St. Louis) (56-18), #11514 Jennings (28-0), #11514 Jennings (44-0), #12212 Lift for Life Academy (St. Louis) (46-0) 2017 Losses: #1923 Blair Oaks (Jefferson City) (32-16) 2017 Opponents W-L: 47-69 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 MICDS (St. Louis), 8/31 at Sumner/Northwest Academy of Law (St. Louis), 9/7 at Orchard Farm (St. Charles), 9/15 at Jennings, 9/29 University City (St. Louis), 10/6 Affton (St. Louis), 10/13 Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis), 10/20 at Confluence Prep Academy (St. Louis) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis) (9), MICDS (St. Louis) (6.2), Orchard Farm (St. Charles) (-15.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Confluence Prep Academy (St. Louis) (-42.6), Jennings (-40.2), Affton (St. Louis) (-24.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 (-1.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7185 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%