St. Johnsbury Academy (St. Johnsbury, VT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Green/White Coach: Rich Alercio League: Division I Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 2018 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hunter Palmieri 6'0" 185 Junior WR/LB 4.61 Caleb Anderson 5'11" 250 Junior OL/DL 5.28 Trey Alercio 5'11" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.84 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All Defensive Starters Return, All 5 OL Starters Are Back, Top WR Returns Team Weaknesses: QB RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 2.8 2018 National Rank: #5748 2018 State Rank: #5 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -3 2019 National Rank: #3754 2019 State Rank: #2 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 0.1 Dynasty National Rank: #9069 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 78-74 (58-55 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 7-3 2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 40.7 2018 Points Against Average: 19.3 2018 Differential: +21.4 2018 Wins: #6434 Middlebury (44-32), #7470 Hartford (White River Junction) (30-0), #7527 Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) (49-0), #9760 Essex (Essex Junction) (41-21), #11141 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (42-0), #11437 Brattleboro (61-20), #12589 Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center) (55-7) 2018 Losses: #4145 Rutland (48-23), #7470 Hartford (White River Junction) (35-33), #7878 Rice Memorial (South Burlington) (30-29) 2018 Opponents W-L: 42-53 Recent State Championships: 2017 Recent League Championships: 2017 Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/31 Essex (Essex Junction), 9/6 at Rutland, 9/14 Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg), 9/20 at Colchester, 9/28 Burlington/South Burlington (Burlington), 10/4 at Burr & Burton (Manchester), 10/12 Hartford (White River Junction), 10/19 Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Burr & Burton (Manchester) (5.1), Rutland (-4.8), Burlington/South Burlington (Burlington) (-17.3) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Lyndon Institute (Lyndon Center) (-49.5), Essex (Essex Junction) (-38.4), Champlain Valley Union (Hinesburg) (-36.2) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11 (-7.9 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.6 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8502 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |