Newman Catholic (Mason City, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Cardinal/White Coach: Richard McCardle League: A District 2 (moving from A District 3) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 0.1 2020 National Rank: #5725 2020 State Rank: #111 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4 2021 Starting Power Rating: -10.5 2021 National Rank: #5301 2021 State Rank: #101 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 4.8 Dynasty National Rank: #7395 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.3 Dynasty Record: 113-73 (74-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 6-3 2020 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2020 Points For Average: 29.3 2020 Points Against Average: 23.1 2020 Differential: +6.2 2020 Wins: #5969 Lake Mills (42-24), #10307 North Butler (Greene) (49-19), #10307 North Butler (Greene) (28-14), #11234 Bishop Garrigan (Algona) (28-20), #11773 North Union (Armstrong) (35-26), #11941 Nashua-Plainfield (Nashua) (35-6) 2020 Losses: #1860 St. Ansgar (44-34), #3289 Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) (20-7), #7301 West Fork (Sheffield) (35-6) 2020 Opponents W-L: 39-40 Recent League Championships: 2018 (A District 4), 2011 (A District 3), 2010 (A District 3), 2007 (1A District 3), 2003 (1A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/27 Central Springs (Manly), 9/3 West Hancock (Britt), 9/10 at Belmond-Klemme (Belmond), 9/17 at St. Ansgar, 9/24 North Butler (Greene), 10/1 at Lake Mills, 10/8 West Fork (Sheffield), 10/15 at North Union (Armstrong) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: St. Ansgar (13.9), West Hancock (Britt) (7.8), Lake Mills (-12.9) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: North Union (Armstrong) (-43.9), Central Springs (Manly) (-43.2), North Butler (Greene) (-27.5) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7 (-8.9 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.5 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6700 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2021 Projected League Finish: 4th 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.