St. Johns (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Redwings Colors: Black/Red/White Coach: Dave Mariage League: Capital Area - Red Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Konnor Near 6'1" 215 Senior RB/LB 4.72 Kyler MacNamara 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.55 Cole Thomas 6'1" 190 Senior TE/LB 5.04 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3 Quality OL Return, Prolific RB Is Back, Improved Secondary Speed/Experience Team Weaknesses: Youth, DL Inexperience, Line Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 13 2017 National Rank: #4061 2017 State Rank: #149 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -1 2018 National Rank: #3725 2018 State Rank: #126 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2954 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.2 Dynasty Record: 100-56 (45-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 33.7 2017 Points Against Average: 28.3 2017 Differential: +5.4 2017 Wins: #6533 Charlotte (28-7), #7512 Central (Battle Creek) (70-52), #8701 Cadillac (56-43), #8821 Mason (40-13), #10243 Waverly (Lansing) (41-8) 2017 Losses: #454 DeWitt (38-12), #1163 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (45-12), #1700 East Lansing (21-20), #2705 Haslett (28-24) 2017 Opponents W-L: 52-42 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 at East Lansing, 8/30 Pioneer (Ann Arbor), 9/7 at Eastern (Lansing), 9/14 at Williamston, 9/21 Mason, 9/28 at Haslett, 10/5 Fowlerville, 10/12 Cadillac, 10/19 Swan Valley (Saginaw) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Swan Valley (Saginaw) (24.7), East Lansing (4.3), Haslett (3.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern (Lansing) (-26.5), Mason (-23.5), Cadillac (-21.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4570 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%