Almont (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Jeremy Ferman League: Blue Water Area Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Evan Shelton 5'10" 175 Senior HB 4.63 Tom Ray 6'2" 285 Senior DL 5.19 Rene Santana 6'" Senior ILB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Leadership Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 6.1 2010 National Rank: #6390 2010 State Rank: #235 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 2.2 2011 National Rank: #7093 2011 State Rank: #257 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5802 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9 Dynasty Record: 39-13 (28-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 27.7 2010 Points Against Average: 15 2010 Differential: +12.7 2010 Wins: #4631 Croswell-Lexington (Croswell) (27-26), #8166 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (14-8), #8514 Yale (21-18), #10770 Armada (42-0), #11627 Algonac (20-13), #12876 Richmond (50-13), #14090 Imlay City (49-0) 2010 Losses: #3685 Birch Run (27-21), #5027 Onsted (21-14), #7970 Capac (24-19) 2010 Opponents W-L: 49-47 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 8/26/11 Detroit Community (Detroit) (65-8), 9/1/11 Capac (28-0), 9/9/11 Richmond (28-7), 9/16/11 Yale (44-8) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Detroit Community (Detroit), 9/1 Capac, 9/9 at Richmond, 9/16 Yale, 9/23 at Algonac, 9/30 at Croswell-Lexington (Croswell), 10/7 Imlay City, 10/14 at Armada, 10/21 at Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Croswell-Lexington (Croswell) (6.4), Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (5.3), Capac (2.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Imlay City (-37.2), Richmond (-24.2), Algonac (-15.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (-2.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #431 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11171 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% Opener: 8/26 Detroit Community (Detroit) [projection: 26-21 win]