Springfield Catholic (Springfield, MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fighting Irish Colors: Green/White Coach: Steve Hancock League: Big 8 - East (moving from Central Ozarks - Small) Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyson Riley 6'2" 215 Senior QB/FS 4.5 Wallace Squibb 6'4" 240 Senior DL/OL 5.0 Tyler Welch 6'0" 230 Senior DL/OL 5.0 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 14.1 2017 National Rank: #3851 2017 State Rank: #92 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 5 2018 National Rank: #2741 2018 State Rank: #68 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7686 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 90-73 (34-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 27.7 2017 Points Against Average: 14.3 2017 Differential: +13.4 2017 Wins: #5428 Osage (Kaiser) (33-21), #5735 Fair Grove (41-6), #6677 Bolivar (17-7), #7234 Strafford (42-0), #8176 Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (36-7), #9157 Marshfield (20-7), #10475 Buffalo (47-20), #11421 Hollister (35-0) 2017 Losses: #1704 Mt. Vernon (16-14), #2192 Reeds Spring (35-7), #2271 Eldon (38-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 67-56 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; Central Ozarks - Small) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 vs Seneca, 8/31 at Cassville, 9/7 at Hollister, 9/14 Marshfield, 9/21 at Reeds Spring, 9/28 Aurora, 10/5 at Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville), 10/12 Mt. Vernon, 10/19 East Newton (Granby) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (14.5), Seneca (10.6), Reeds Spring (4.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: East Newton (Granby) (-42.8), Hollister (-37.9), Logan-Rogersville (Rogersville) (-22.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (9.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #120 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5289 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%