Maplewood-Richmond Heights Blue Devils High School Football Team Preview

Season Opener

Aug 28 at Central (Park Hills, MO)

General Information

Nickname: Blue Devils

Colors: Blue/White

Coach: David Harris

League: Mississippi Area - Blue

Playoff Division: 2

Playoff Division Rank: #8

Ratings

2008 Final Power Rating: 11.6

2008 National Rank: #4888

2008 State Rank: #84

Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -4.5

2009 Starting Power Rating: 7.1

2009 National Rank: #6045

2009 State Rank: #102

Dynasty Rating (avg. rating 2003-08): -7.1

Dynasty National Rank: #9877

2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating: better by 14.2

Dynasty Record: 43-23 (16-9 in league)

Team Strengths

Improved Strength, Speed

Team Weaknesses

Depth on the lines, Graduation Losses

Strength of Regular-Season Schedule

2009 Rating: -24.4

2008 Rating: -27.7 (-15 overall)

Rating Difference: +3.3

Blue Devils Returning Players

Offensive Starters: 5

Defensive Starters: 7

2008 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

Adam Bingham 6'3" 220 Senior DL

Bryton Hobbs 6'1" 165 Senior WR/DB

Cedric Thompson 6'1" 245 Senior LB

Previous Season

2008 Overall Record: 13-1

2008 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)

2008 Points For Average: 43.9

2008 Points Against Average: 7.1

2008 Differential: +36.8

Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season

No Winning Streak

2008 Wins

#8074 - Valle Catholic (St. Genevieve, MO) (39-0)

#9505 - Principia (St. Louis, MO) (36-12)

#9769 - Central (Park Hills, MO) (34-7)

#10824 - Brentwood (MO) (36-15)

#10824 - Brentwood (MO) (26-0)

#12273 - St. Vincent (Perryville, MO) (42-0)

#12568 - Caruthersville (MO) (44-0)

#12635 - Northwest Transportation & Law (St. Louis, MO) (40-7)

#13663 - Cleveland NJROTC (St. Louis, MO) (67-6)

#14077 - Crystal City (MO) (55-6)

#14236 - St. Pius X (Festus, MO) (55-7)

#14431 - Carnahan (St. Louis, MO) (69-0)

#14592 - Grandview (Hillsboro, MO) (57-0)

Toughest 2009 Regular Season Opponents

Valle Catholic (St. Genevieve, MO)	7.5
Brentwood (MO)	-4.7
Central (Park Hills, MO)	-12*

Recent League Championships

2008

2007

Previews of Teams from League / Conference

Maplewood-Richmond Heights (Maplewood, MO)

St. Pius X (Festus, MO)

Valle Catholic (St. Genevieve, MO)

Crystal City (MO)

St. Vincent (Perryville, MO)

Grandview (Hillsboro, MO)

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