St. Joseph (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Maize/Blue Coach: Andrew Pratley League: Southwestern Michigan (moving from Southwestern Michigan - West) Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank*: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2019 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Griffin Shinrock 6'3" 190 Senior WR/DB 4.5 Troy Pratley 5'9" 170 Senior QB 4.8 Sam Simpson 6'5" 240 Senior DE/TE 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Two 3-Year Starters, 4 Of 5 OL Return Team Weaknesses: Youth Defensively RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: 11.3 2019 National Rank: #4012 2019 State Rank: #126 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -2 2020 Starting Power Rating*: 0.1 2020 National Rank*: #4203 2020 State Rank*: #131 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 19.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3406 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19 Dynasty Record: 110-66 [109-67 on the field] (55-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 6-4 2019 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2019 Points For Average: 27.2 2019 Points Against Average: 19.8 2019 Differential: +7.4 2019 Wins: #5904 Mattawan (42-20), #7185 Portage Central (Portage) (34-7), #7176 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (22-14), #8127 Central (Battle Creek) (32-19), #9507 Niles (55-7), #11352 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (44-18) 2019 Losses: #632 DeWitt (30-14), #1031 Edwardsburg (42-8), #1854 Portage Northern (Portage) (27-21), #3424 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (14-0) 2019 Opponents W-L: 61-43 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan - West), 2009 (tied for 1st; Southwestern Michigan - West), 2008 (Southwestern Michigan - West), 2007 (Southwestern Michigan - West) Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 9/18 Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo), 9/25 at Okemos, 10/2 Portage Central (Portage), 10/9 at Lakeshore (Stevensville), 10/23 at Lakeview (Battle Creek), 10/30 Gull Lake (Richland), 11/6 Harper Creek (Battle Creek), 11/14 Lakeshore (Stevensville) Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Lakeview (Battle Creek) (1.7), Harper Creek (Battle Creek) (-4.9), Lakeshore (Stevensville) (-10.2) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Gull Lake (Richland) (-27.4), Okemos (-22.2), Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo) (-20.8) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (9.6 overall) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -19 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #277 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #7018 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 8-1 2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd 2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 19% *temporary; not finalized until August 6th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author |