St. Joseph (Greenville, MS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Fighting Irish
Colors: Green/White
Coach: John Baker
League: MAIS 3A District 4 (moving from MAIS AA District 2)
Playoff Division: MAIS 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 11
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2018 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dillon Johnson 6'0" 180 Senior QB/OLB 4.53
Tre Benson 6'0.5" 200 Senior RB/FS 4.44
Brittan Virden 6'2" 280 Senior C/MLB 5.33

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Returns Intact, Prolific Backfield, Coming Off Consecutive State Titles
Team Weaknesses: MLBs

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 10.4
2018 National Rank: #4169
2018 State Rank: #91
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: 10
2019 National Rank: #1825
2019 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9298
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 117-69 (70-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 12-1
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 39.2
2018 Points Against Average: 14.7
2018 Differential: +24.5
2018 Wins: #6797 Bayou Academy (Cleveland) (26-7), #7213 Centreville Academy (Centreville) (42-22), #8080 Tri-County Academy (Flora) (55-33), #8448 Brookhaven Academy (Brookhaven) (40-0), #9140 Clinton Christian Academy (Clinton) (26-20), #9698 Canton Academy (Canton) (50-21), #10623 River Oaks (Monroe, LA) (44-7), #10740 McAdams (2-0), #11181 Riverside (Avon) (40-6), #12608 Greenville Christian (Greenville) (62-20), #13701 Glenbrook (Minden, LA) (52-7), #14259 Hillcrest Christian (Jackson) (56-6)
2018 Losses: #3372 Indianola Academy (Indianola) (42-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 76-74
Recent State Championships: 2018 (MAIS AA), 2017 (MAIS AA)
Recent League Championships: 2018 (MAIS AA District 2)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 11 officially, 10 on field
Streak List: 8/31/18 Canton Academy (Canton) (50-21), 9/7/18 Bayou Academy (Cleveland) (26-7), 9/14/18 River Oaks (Monroe, LA) (44-7), 9/21/18 Hillcrest Christian (Jackson) (56-6), 9/28/18 McAdams (2-0), 10/5/18 Greenville Christian (Greenville) (62-20), 10/12/18 Tri-County Academy (Flora) (55-33), 10/26/18 Glenbrook (Minden, LA) (52-7), 11/2/18 Clinton Christian Academy (Clinton) (26-20), 11/9/18 Brookhaven Academy (Brookhaven) (40-0), 11/17/18 Centreville Academy (Centreville) (42-22)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 Riverside (Avon), 8/30 Coldwater, 9/6 vs Glenbrook (Minden, LA), 9/13 Greenville Christian (Greenville), 9/20 vs North Delta (Batesville), 9/27 Central Hinds Academy (Raymond), 10/4 vs River Oaks (Monroe, LA), 10/11 Pillow Academy (Greenwood), 10/18 Bayou Academy (Cleveland), 10/25 vs Porter's Chapel Academy (Vicksburg)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pillow Academy (Greenwood) (-8.6), Central Hinds Academy (Raymond) (-22.2), Bayou Academy (Cleveland) (-27)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Porter's Chapel Academy (Vicksburg) (-73.7), Coldwater (-64.5), Glenbrook (Minden, LA) (-59.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4 (-17.8 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -40.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.7
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #261
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12659
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 88%