| Newton (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Railroaders Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Brent Glann League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I (moving from Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2009 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Dorrell 6'2" 185 Senior SS Hugh McConnell 6'0" 195 Junior OLB Autin Vermillion 6'1" 225 Junior DE/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Young RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 15.3 2009 National Rank: #4165 2009 State Rank: #59 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 5.9 2010 National Rank: #6234 2010 State Rank: #90 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #3639 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2 Dynasty Record: 38-30 (27-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 7-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2009 Points For Average: 32.6 2009 Points Against Average: 23 2009 Differential: +9.6 2009 Wins: #6049 Winfield (17-14), #6368 Liberal (32-8), #6595 Pratt/Walden Center Charter (Pratt) (47-35), #8530 Arkansas City (47-7), #10548 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (20-6), #12695 Valley Center (57-7), #13307 Wyandotte (Kansas City) (44-8) 2009 Losses: #262 Carroll (Wichita) (63-28), #1192 McPherson (30-7), #3067 Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) (52-27) 2009 Opponents W-L: 43-53 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division II), 2004 (Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division II) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 Maize, 9/10 at Andover, 9/17 Hutchinson, 9/24 at South (Salina), 10/1 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 10/8 Central (Salina), 10/15 Emporia, 10/22 at Valley Center, 10/29 McPherson Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (49.5), Emporia (35.8), Central (Salina) (33.3) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Center (-25), Haysville Campus (Wichita) (-0.7), Maize (7.4) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 (10 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +19 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1718 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2010 Projected League Finish: 6th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 Maize [projection: 24-22 win] |