Grosse Pointe South (Grosse Pointe, MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Chad Hepner League: Macomb Area - White (moving from Macomb Area - Red) Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2021 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Anthony Benard 6'1" 175 Senior QB 4.7 Donavan Moody 6'2" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.8 C.J. Schervish 6'3" 260 Junior T 5.3 COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Will Johnson 6'3" 190 Senior CB Joey Klunder 6'4" 230 Senior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB/OL Experience, 3-Year QB Starter, Returning 4 OL Starters Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience/Uncertainty, Only 3 Returning Defensive Starters RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 18.8 2021 National Rank: #2328 2021 State Rank: #64 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2022 Starting Power Rating: 5.6 2022 National Rank: #2248 2022 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 17.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3510 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12 Dynasty Record: 108-81 (66-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 6-5 2021 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2021 Points For Average: 28.3 2021 Points Against Average: 16.8 2021 Differential: +11.5 2021 Wins: #5544 Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township) (9-3), #6958 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (35-8), #6958 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (41-0), #8073 Renaissance (Detroit) (42-0), #8181 Mott (Warren) (42-0), #9903 Grosse Pointe North (Grosse Pointe) (42-0) 2021 Losses: #159 De La Salle Collegiate (Warren) (35-20), #694 Utica Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Sterling Heights) (35-7), #941 Dakota (Macomb) (38-28), #988 Romeo (17-8), #1419 Chippewa Valley (Clinton Township) (49-37) 2021 Opponents W-L: 66-49 Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st; Macomb Area - Blue), 2012 (Macomb Area - Blue), 2010 (tied for 1st; Macomb Area - Blue), 2009 (Macomb Area - Blue), 2003 (tied for 1st; Macomb Area Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/27 at Dexter, 9/1 Anchor Bay (Fair Haven), 9/9 at Utica, 9/16 at L'Anse Creuse (Harrison Township), 9/23 Roseville, 9/30 at Utica Ford [Henry] (Sterling Heights), 10/7 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores), 10/15 Romeo, 10/22 at Grosse Pointe North (Grosse Pointe) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Romeo (18.6), Roseville (3.7), Dexter (2.3) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Grosse Pointe North (Grosse Pointe) (-32.5), Utica Ford [Henry] (Sterling Heights) (-30.5), Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (-23.4) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (13 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.3 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3902 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |