| Simley (Inver Grove Heights, MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Columbia/Scarlet/White Coach: Chris Mensen League: Skyway - Gold (moving from Suburban - Grey) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2022 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Kropunske 6'6" 310 OL Derrick Dohmen 5'9" 165 Senior LB Jake Stanton 6'1" 180 LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent, Big-Play Ability, Skill Position Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Major Graduation Losses, New QB/Rebuilding OL RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 33.8 2022 National Rank: #857 2022 State Rank: #13 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: 4.7 2023 National Rank: #2033 2023 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3523 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2 Dynasty Record: 37-15 (11-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 12-1 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 34.5 2022 Points Against Average: 12.9 2022 Differential: +21.6 2022 Wins: #654 Hutchinson (34-24), #1483 Rocori (Cold Spring) (17-16), #3940 Hill-Murray (Maplewood) (40-12), #3940 Hill-Murray (Maplewood) (41-18), #4574 Robbinsdale Cooper (New Hope) (35-7), #4858 Hastings (39-13), #5942 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (46-14), #5955 Tartan (Oakdale) (27-0), #6169 Two Rivers (Mendota Heights) (49-6), #6478 St. Louis Park (20-0), #7234 South St. Paul (31-13), #7234 South St. Paul (56-7) 2022 Losses: #820 Mahtomedi (38-13) 2022 Opponents W-L: 60-76 Recent State Championships: 2022 Recent League Championships: 2019 (AAAA Section 3), 2008 (tied for 1st; Classic Suburban), 2007 (Classic Suburban) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 6 Streak List: 10/19/22 Two Rivers (Mendota Heights) (49-6), 10/29/22 South St. Paul (31-13), 11/4/22 Hill-Murray (Maplewood) (40-12), 11/10/22 Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom) (46-14), 11/17/22 Rocori (Cold Spring) (17-16), 12/2/22 Hutchinson (34-24) SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 9/1 Winona, 9/8 Totino-Grace (Fridley), 9/15 at Fridley, 9/22 Hill-Murray (Maplewood), 9/30 South St. Paul, 10/6 at North (North St. Paul), 10/12 DeLaSalle (Minneapolis), 10/18 at Two Rivers (Mendota Heights) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hill-Murray (Maplewood) (-5.3), Winona (-15.5), Fridley (-25.4) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: North (North St. Paul) (-58.1), Two Rivers (Mendota Heights) (-31.7), Totino-Grace (Fridley) (-28.6) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (10.2 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.8 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #181 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6636 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 39% |