St. Xavier (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Kevin Wallace
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keegan Sullivan 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.8
Anthony Moretti 6'1" 195 Senior RB 4.65
Patrick Owen 6'2" 185 Senior LB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Wyatt Smock 6'4" 290 Senior OG
Chase Farris 6'5" 315 Senior OG
Andrew Uhls 6'4" 235 Senior SDE
Cameron Garrett 6'2" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience/Size, Secondary, Quickness
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Lack Elite Speed, Poor Depth At Certain Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 52.5
2017 National Rank: #211
2017 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 25.3
2018 National Rank: #704
2018 State Rank: #8
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 54.1
Dynasty National Rank: #78
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.8
Dynasty Record: 158-46 (51-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 33.2
2017 Points Against Average: 18.1
2017 Differential: +15.1
2017 Wins: #455 Scott County (Georgetown) (48-35), #628 Cathedral (Indianapolis, IN) (35-28), #966 Male (Louisville) (27-0), #1383 Butler (Louisville) (45-18), #1383 Butler (Louisville) (37-0), #1552 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (16-7), #1552 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (35-21), #1617 Central (Louisville) (42-7), #1651 Bowling Green (30-19), #3685 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (56-34), #3685 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (36-7), #11381 Fairdale (56-14)
2017 Losses: #32 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (16-14), #48 Trinity (Louisville) (28-0), #48 Trinity (Louisville) (38-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 127-64
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 (4A District 4), 2004 (4A District 4), 2003 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at DeSales (Louisville), 8/31 Bowling Green, 9/7 Fairdale, 9/14 Central (Louisville), 9/21 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 9/28 vs Trinity (Louisville), 10/5 DuPont Manual (Louisville), 10/12 at Male (Louisville), 10/19 at Butler (Louisville), 10/26 at St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (57.7), St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (53.8), Male (Louisville) (29.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fairdale (-44.7), Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (2.3), DuPont Manual (Louisville) (8.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.9 (38.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #315
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%