GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Dale Gildehaus
League: AAA - Large
Playoff Division: 3
Playoff Division Rank*: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2019 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Mitchell Gildehaus 6'4" 270 Senior OT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions Return Intact, JV Core Moving Up
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 10.4
2019 National Rank: #4312
2019 State Rank: #113
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.7
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 3.5
2020 National Rank*: #3535
2020 State Rank*: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 14.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4585
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 134-60 [133-61 on the field] (23-6 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 31.3
2019 Points Against Average: 19.9
2019 Differential: +11.4
2019 Wins: #1421 Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis) (forfeit), #2251 St. Mary's (St. Louis) (33-13), #3644 St. Clair (20-13), #5605 Festus (34-28), #5849 Sullivan (24-21), #5889 St. Dominic (O'Fallon) (41-21), #9362 Pacific (38-0), #9907 Father Tolton [Augustine] (Columbia) (35-14), #12842 Bayless (St. Louis) (57-0)
2019 Losses: #2406 Helias (Jefferson City) (47-7), #4252 Roosevelt (St. Louis) (48-43), #4335 Union (14-12)
2019 Opponents W-L: 68-64
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2017, 2015, 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Pacific, 9/4 Union, 9/11 vs Fox (Arnold), 9/18 vs Helias (Jefferson City), 9/25 vs Living Word Christian (O'Fallon), 10/9 St. Dominic (O'Fallon), 10/16 at Hillsboro, 10/23 Hermann, 10/30 Winfield, 11/6 Priory (St. Louis), 11/13 at Lutheran North (St. Louis)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lutheran North (St. Louis) (34.3), Living Word Christian (O'Fallon) (12.4), Fox (Arnold) (6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Winfield (-31.6), Hermann (-19), Pacific (-15.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (2.6 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -3
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -11.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #103
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3755
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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