| Lewiston-Altura (Lewiston, MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Brent Olson League: Mid Southeast - East Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank*: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2024 JV Record: 1-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Riley Merchlewitz 6'1" 205 Senior DE/G 4.92 Josh Dietrich 5'9" 220 Senior DT/G 5.0 Tyson Prigge 5'10" 160 Senior LB/RB 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have Three 4-Year OL Starters, DL Experience Team Weaknesses: Backfield/DB Inexperience, Depth RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -7.2 2024 National Rank: #6556 2024 State Rank: #111 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -4.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -3.2 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -23 2025 National Rank*: #7117 2025 State Rank*: #128 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -5.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6621 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 17.5 5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-26 (12-20 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 8.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5565 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 31.4 Dynasty Record: 118-95 (73-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 7-3 2024 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (4th) 2024 Points For Average: 30 2024 Points Against Average: 17.8 2024 Differential: +12.2 2024 Wins: #7691 Rushford-Peterson (Rushford) (19-18), #9629 St. Charles (40-14), #10281 Cotter/Hope Lutheran/Riverway/Meinke HomeSchool (Winona) (27-15), #11156 Wabasha-Kellogg (Wabasha) (43-8), #11700 Hayfield (57-12), #11865 Kenyon-Wanamingo (Kenyon) (46-16), #12940 Bethlehem Academy/Discovery (Faribault) (42-12) 2024 Losses: #3197 Caledonia (20-12), #3855 Goodhue (28-0), #6055 Fillmore Central (Harmony) (35-14) 2024 Opponents W-L: 40-55 Recent League Championships: 2015 (Mid Southeast), 2012 (Three Rivers - North), 2007 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers - North) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 5th schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |