St. Croix Lutheran (West St. Paul, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Crusaders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Carl Lemke
League: Twin City - Maroon
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #2

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Stephen Kletscher 6'4" 240 Senior SDE
Garett Maag 6'4" 190 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 31.7
2017 National Rank: #1348
2017 State Rank: #17
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -8.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 6.4
2018 National Rank: #2534
2018 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3672
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.8
Dynasty Record: 124-43 (62-19 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 46.7
2017 Points Against Average: 18.8
2017 Differential: +27.9
2017 Wins: #3231 Pequot Lakes (45-7), #4671 Lourdes (Rochester) (61-29), #4943 Mound-Westonka (Mound) (48-23), #5321 St. Paul Academy/Minnehaha Academy/Blake (Minneapolis) (50-14), #5377 Fridley (51-33), #6144 Cannon Falls (49-12), #7711 Providence Academy (Plymouth) (40-12), #8177 Highland Park (St. Paul) (35-0), #9507 Washburn (Minneapolis) (49-20), #10363 St. Paul Central (St. Paul) (49-7), #12713 Henry [Patrick] (Minneapolis) (48-33), #13957 Edison [Thomas] (Minneapolis) (61-20)
2017 Losses: #809 Pierz (34-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-63
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2011
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2013 (Tri-Metro - East), 2012 (Tri-Metro - East), 2011 (Tri-Metro - East), 2009 (Tri-Metro - East), 2007 (Tri-Metro - East), 2006 (tied for 1st; Tri-Metro), 2005 (Tri-Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Providence Academy (Plymouth), 9/7 St. Paul Academy/Minnehaha Academy/Blake (Minneapolis), 9/14 St. Paul Central (St. Paul), 9/21 at Fridley, 9/28 at Washburn (Minneapolis), 10/5 Highland Park (St. Paul), 10/12 at Mound-Westonka (Mound), 10/17 Henry [Patrick] (Minneapolis)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mound-Westonka (Mound) (-1.2), St. Paul Academy/Minnehaha Academy/Blake (Minneapolis) (-8.6), Providence Academy (Plymouth) (-12.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Henry [Patrick] (Minneapolis) (-48.7), St. Paul Central (St. Paul) (-32.7), Washburn (Minneapolis) (-27.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 (4.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #150
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8730
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65%



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