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: #5

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

TOP PLAYERS
Hale Bohler 6'4" 215 Senior OLB 4.7
Logan Davis 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.6
Mehki Smith 5'0" 175 Sophomore WR 4.5

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Patrick Owen 6'1" 235 Senior OLB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class, Special Teams, Size/Speed
Team Weaknesses: DB Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2018 National Rank: #1178
2018 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2019 Starting Power Rating: 11.3
2019 National Rank: #1676
2019 State Rank: #18
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 52.7
Dynasty National Rank: #92
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.4
Dynasty Record: 167-50 (55-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 28.5
2018 Points Against Average: 14.5
2018 Differential: +14
2018 Wins: #392 Male (Louisville) (28-13), #1168 Trinity (Louisville) (21-7), #1186 Central (Louisville) (20-19), #2211 Butler (Louisville) (35-20), #2211 Butler (Louisville) (14-6), #3534 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (25-7), #6377 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (45-13), #10507 Fairdale (61-6), #12526 Ohio County (Hartford) (68-0)
2018 Losses: #298 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (34-7), #392 Male (Louisville) (20-10), #1613 Bowling Green (24-21), #1841 DeSales (Louisville) (19-16)
2018 Opponents W-L: 102-61
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2004 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2005 (4A District 4), 2004 (4A District 4), 2003 (4A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 DeSales (Louisville), 8/30 vs Clay [Henry] (Lexington), 9/6 Male (Louisville), 9/13 at Central (Louisville), 9/20 at Bowling Green, 9/27 vs Trinity (Louisville), 10/11 at DuPont Manual (Louisville), 10/18 Butler (Louisville), 10/25 at Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 11/1 St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: St. Xavier (Cincinnati, OH) (44.6), Male (Louisville) (30.3), Trinity (Louisville) (25)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (-18.6), Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (-2.5), DuPont Manual (Louisville) (-2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 (17.9 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #566
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%