| Elk River (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Elks Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Steve Hamilton League: Northstar - West Gold (moving from North Central - Black) Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2022 JV Record: 7-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Logan Bunker 6'1" 200 Senior 4.6 Gavin Schmidt 6'2" 200 Junior 4.6 Isaiah Campbell 6'6" 305 Junior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism, Size Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 51.3 2022 National Rank: #173 2022 State Rank: #1 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2023 Starting Power Rating: 21.6 2023 National Rank: #659 2023 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 32.9 Dynasty National Rank: #724 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.5 Dynasty Record: 45-10 (15-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 13-0 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 45.2 2022 Points Against Average: 20.2 2022 Differential: +25 2022 Wins: #401 Mankato West (Mankato) (29-26), #460 Andover (67-35), #460 Andover (51-49), #820 Mahtomedi (38-21), #973 Rogers (35-14), #1578 St. Francis (30-13), #2914 Coon Rapids (41-14), #2993 Moorhead (55-21), #2993 Moorhead (44-20), #4238 Buffalo (43-7), #4303 Alexandria (58-29), #5600 Duluth East (Duluth) (45-6), #6450 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (52-7) 2022 Losses: none 2022 Opponents W-L: 78-59 Recent State Championships: 2022, 2016 Recent League Championships: 2022 (North Central - Black), 2018 (North Central - Blue), 2017 (tied for 1st; North Central - Blue), 2016 (North Central - Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 13 Streak List: 9/1/22 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (52-7), 9/9/22 Andover (67-35), 9/16/22 Coon Rapids (41-14), 9/23/22 Buffalo (43-7), 9/30/22 Rogers (35-14), 10/7/22 Moorhead (55-21), 10/14/22 Alexandria (58-29), 10/19/22 St. Francis (30-13), 10/29/22 Duluth East (Duluth) (45-6), 11/4/22 Andover (51-49), 11/12/22 Moorhead (44-20), 11/18/22 Mahtomedi (38-21), 12/3/22 Mankato West (Mankato) (29-26) SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/31 Chanhassen, 9/8 at Brainerd, 9/15 St. Francis, 9/22 at Andover, 9/30 Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids), 10/6 at Rogers, 10/13 Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge), 10/18 at Alexandria Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Andover (29.7), Rogers (21.6), Chanhassen (17.4) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cambridge-Isanti (Cambridge) (-21.8), Alexandria (-9.1), Sauk Rapids-Rice (Sauk Rapids) (-6.1) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2 (23.3 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #891 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5% |