St. Paul (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rusty Fuller League: C2 District 6 Playoff Division: C2 Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Carson Morgan 6'5" 215 Senior TE/DE 5.0 Eli Larson 6'0" 200 Sophomore FB/LB 4.7 Wyatt Placke 5'8" 150 Senior WR/CB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have Very Talented Underclassmen, Depth, Improved Athleticism/Size Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Lost Large Senior Class RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -3.5 2017 National Rank: #7737 2017 State Rank: #81 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.5 2018 National Rank: #9081 2018 State Rank: #98 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.1 Dynasty National Rank: #7207 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.6 Dynasty Record: 60-78 (33-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 31.9 2017 Points Against Average: 15.3 2017 Differential: +16.6 2017 Wins: #10880 Gibbon (28-0), #11768 Centura (Cairo) (26-6), #12465 Wood River (52-0), #12838 Twin River (Genoa) (81-17), #13003 Cross County (Stromsburg) (61-6) 2017 Losses: #2842 Centennial (Utica) (21-12), #4402 Arcadia/Loup City (Arcadia) (30-8), #4434 Central City (37-19), #4974 Valentine (21-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 50-41 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2006 (C1 District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; C1 District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Central City, 8/31 at Southern Valley (Oxford), 9/7 at Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk), 9/14 Malcolm, 9/21 at Wood River, 9/28 Gibbon, 10/5 O'Neill, 10/12 at Centura (Cairo), 10/19 Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (37), Central City (-14.4), O'Neill (-17.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Valley (Oxford) (-60.5), Gibbon (-40.9), Centura (Cairo) (-37.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10338 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%