Hugoton (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Clint Merritt League: Great West (moving from Hi-Plains Division I) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Coltin Lissolo 6'3" 215 Junior OL/DL Cody Frederick 5'9" 160 Junior WR/OLB Colby Mann 5'9" 235 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Opportunity For Growth, Willingness To Learn Team Weaknesses: New Conference, Lost Several Starters, Young RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 16.2 2009 National Rank: #3963 2009 State Rank: #54 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 6.8 2010 National Rank: #5980 2010 State Rank: #82 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 2 Dynasty National Rank: #7076 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7 Dynasty Record: 37-29 (21-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 10-1 2009 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2009 Points For Average: 43.2 2009 Points Against Average: 11.9 2009 Differential: +31.3 2009 Wins: #6595 Pratt/Walden Center Charter (Pratt) (21-0), #7124 Ulysses (20-19), #8385 Lakin (47-7), #8842 Clearwater (35-12), #9693 Holcomb (62-6), #9861 Guymon (OK) (24-3), #11433 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (66-14), #12519 Kingman (65-0), #12833 Stanton County (Johnson) (48-6), #13788 Cimarron (61-0) 2009 Losses: #1049 Buhler (64-26) 2009 Opponents W-L: 43-65 Recent League Championships: 2009 (Hi-Plains Division I), 2005 (Hi-Plains Division I) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 Goodland, 9/10 at Colby, 9/17 Guymon (OK), 9/24 Oakley, 10/1 at Scott (Scott City), 10/8 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 10/15 Larned, 10/22 at Holcomb, 10/28 Ulysses, 11/2 at Buhler Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Scott (Scott City) (30.1), Buhler (25.2), Colby (16.5) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Larned (-20), Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (-14.7), Goodland (-3.2) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 (-2.3 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +17.8 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7772 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2010 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 Goodland [projection: 28-14 win] |