| Zimmerman (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Thunder Colors: Navy/Columbia Coach: Tom Kish League: Skyway - Silver (moving from East Central - North) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2022 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Luke Pool 5'10" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.72 Sam Birdsell 6'0" 220 Senior OL/DL 5.05 Landen Racho 5'11" 170 Senior RB/OLB 4.85 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Explosiveness Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 28 2022 National Rank: #1361 2022 State Rank: #21 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: 1 2023 National Rank: #2481 2023 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3568 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7 Dynasty Record: 30-18 (14-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 9-4 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2022 Points For Average: 31.5 2022 Points Against Average: 13.7 2022 Differential: +17.8 2022 Wins: #2689 Annandale (41-13), #2882 Orono (Long Lake) (20-3), #3103 Academy of Holy Angels (Richfield) (51-6), #3920 Mound-Westonka/Southwest Christian (Mound) (42-14), #4870 Delano (34-8), #5540 Foley (48-7), #5770 Little Falls (34-6), #6086 Glencoe-Silver Lake (Glencoe) (21-0), #6456 St. Cloud Cathedral (St. Cloud) (42-0) 2022 Losses: #654 Hutchinson (42-28), #1461 Milaca (40-28), #2241 Princeton (17-6), #2267 Albany (22-14) 2022 Opponents W-L: 71-62 Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st; East Central - North), 2017 (East Central - North), 2016 (tied for 1st; East Central - North), 2011 (Granite Ridge) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/31 Orono (Long Lake), 9/8 at Fridley, 9/15 at Delano, 9/22 Princeton, 9/29 at Chisago Lakes Area (Lindstrom), 10/6 Big Lake, 10/12 Mound-Westonka/Southwest Christian (Mound), 10/18 at Apollo (St. Cloud) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Princeton (1), Orono (Long Lake) (-1.7), Mound-Westonka/Southwest Christian (Mound) (-3.9) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Apollo (St. Cloud) (-38.1), Big Lake (-35.4), Fridley (-25.4) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 (13.2 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.6 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.6 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #108 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4618 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13% |