Rock Bridge (Columbia, MO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Green/Gold
Coach: Van Vanatta
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Hajicek 6'4" 215 Senior QB
Will Norris 6'2" 230 Senior LB
Jalen Logan-Redding 6'5" 235 Senior DE

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nathaniel Peat 5'8" 175 Senior APB
Martez Manuel 6'1" 185 Senior S

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Senior Class
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Lost Large Senior Class To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 39.3
2018 National Rank: #619
2018 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: 27.8
2019 National Rank: #488
2019 State Rank: #13
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 35.8
Dynasty National Rank: #815
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8
Dynasty Record: 89-81 (7-0 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-3
2018 League Record/Finish:  
2018 Points For Average: 35.3
2018 Points Against Average: 20.1
2018 Differential: +15.2
2018 Wins: #84 Rockhurst (Kansas City) (33-21), #1407 Battle [Muriel] (Columbia) (48-28), #1840 Howell [Francis] (St. Charles) (35-21), #1840 Howell [Francis] (St. Charles) (35-10), #2273 Jefferson City (42-21), #2655 Helias (Jefferson City) (52-28), #3732 Smith-Cotton (Sedalia) (49-0), #5803 Hickman (Columbia) (31-0), #8078 Howell Central [Francis] (St. Charles) (47-20)
2018 Losses: #258 DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis) (35-17), #311 Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit) (28-7), #368 Blue Springs (29-27)
2018 Opponents W-L: 76-61
Recent League Championships: 2003 (North Central Missouri)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Rockhurst (Kansas City), 9/6 at DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis), 9/13 Battle [Muriel] (Columbia), 9/20 at Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit), 9/27 at Hickman (Columbia), 10/4 Jefferson City, 10/11 Smith-Cotton (Sedalia), 10/18 at Helias (Jefferson City), 10/25 Howell [Francis] (St. Charles)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: DeSmet Jesuit (St. Louis) (55.2), Rockhurst (Kansas City) (42.6), Lee's Summit West (Lee's Summit) (21)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hickman (Columbia) (-9.5), Smith-Cotton (Sedalia) (-2.8), Jefferson City (0.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.4 (25.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #392
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%