St. Paul (NE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rusty Fuller League: C2 District 6 Playoff Division: C2 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2018 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Eli Larson 6'0" 210 Junior RB/LB 4.51 Kaleb Pedersen 6'4" 325 Junior T/DT 5.6 Tommy Wroblewski 6'2" 165 Junior WR/DB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience/Depth At Every Position, Have 20 Players Who Can Get Quality Minutes, Athletic Team Weaknesses: Must Replace All-State DE RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 5.3 2018 National Rank: #5202 2018 State Rank: #48 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -0.5 2019 National Rank: #3280 2019 State Rank: #29 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7 Dynasty National Rank: #7050 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.5 Dynasty Record: 68-81 (37-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 8-3 2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 33 2018 Points Against Average: 14.8 2018 Differential: +18.2 2018 Wins: #8445 Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island) (48-6), #9488 Centura (Cairo) (42-0), #9700 St. Cecilia (Hastings) (42-7), #10256 O'Neill (21-14), #10877 Malcolm (47-0), #11089 Wood River (26-3), #13416 Gibbon (56-0), #13487 Southern Valley (Oxford) (42-12) 2018 Losses: #1369 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (56-12), #1369 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (49-20), #4734 Central City (16-7) 2018 Opponents W-L: 54-55 Recent League Championships: 2018, 2016, 2006 (C1 District 7), 2005 (tied for 1st; C1 District 7) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Central City, 9/6 Southern Valley (Oxford), 9/13 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk), 9/20 at Malcolm, 9/27 Wood River, 10/4 at Gibbon, 10/11 at O'Neill, 10/18 Centura (Cairo), 10/25 at Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (13.5), Central City (-1.1), Centura (Cairo) (-21.9) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Valley (Oxford) (-50), Gibbon (-48.7), Malcolm (-44.3) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.2 (-7.6 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.1 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.9 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10173 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |