Alma (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Jeff Ingersoll League: Tri-Valley - Central Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nate Smith 255 Senior C 5.50 Kyle Vedrode 220 Senior TE/LB 5.00 Cole Woods 225 Senior OL/DL 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Players RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 1.4 2010 National Rank: #7582 2010 State Rank: #287 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: -6.1 2011 National Rank: #9627 2011 State Rank: #379 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4811 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17 Dynasty Record: 28-22 (19-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 23.9 2010 Points Against Average: 26.7 2010 Differential: -2.8 2010 Wins: #3933 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (21-19), #6717 Hemlock (34-31), #9835 Chesaning (35-26), #11147 Shepherd (47-33), #11859 Bullock Creek (Midland) (26-6), #12006 Newaygo (29-15) 2010 Losses: #1496 Comstock Park (35-13), #5499 Freeland (47-7), #6573 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (35-13), #7431 Tri County Area (Howard City) (20-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 42-55 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Tri-Valley B - West) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/25/11 Newaygo (35-28), 9/1/11 Bullock Creek (Midland) (54-12) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/25 at Newaygo, 9/1 Bullock Creek (Midland), 9/9 at Swan Valley (Saginaw), 9/16 at Shepherd, 9/23 Hemlock, 9/30 at Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 10/7 Chesaning, 10/14 Freeland, 10/21 Tri County Area (Howard City) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Swan Valley (Saginaw) (11.7), Freeland (8.3), Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (5.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Newaygo (-18), Shepherd (-13.4), Tri County Area (Howard City) (-6.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.2 (4.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #339 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9152 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 7th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/25 at Newaygo [projection: 28-17 win]