Canton (SD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: C-Hawks Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Rich Lundstrom League: Big Sioux Playoff Division: 11B Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Logan Dolan 5'10" 170 Senior RB/OLB Zuch Delong 6'3" 220 Junior T/DT Austin Gates 6'1" 230 Junior G/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Good Core On Defense, Line Play Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Question Marks At RB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 16.7 2010 National Rank: #3912 2010 State Rank: #11 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 11.9 2011 National Rank: #4600 2011 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5963 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.3 Dynasty Record: 23-25 (9-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 8-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 21.3 2010 Points Against Average: 16.9 2010 Differential: +4.4 2010 Wins: #2726 Tri-Valley (Colton) (13-12), #6059 Dakota Valley (North Sioux City) (22-20), #6059 Dakota Valley (North Sioux City) (16-14), #7630 Vermillion (21-14), #8307 Tea (28-7), #9057 Hot Springs (43-13), #9827 Beresford (30-7), #10576 Lennox (30-24) 2010 Losses: #708 Dell Rapids (20-18), #2535 Harrisburg (27-7), #5850 Bon Homme (Tyndall) (28-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 58-49 Recent State Championships: 2006 (11A) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Tri-Valley (Colton), 9/2 Dell Rapids, 9/9 at Dakota Valley (North Sioux City), 9/16 Vermillion, 9/23 at Tea, 9/30 at Beresford, 10/14 Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point), 10/21 at Lennox Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Dell Rapids (39.1), Tri-Valley (Colton) (26.2), Dakota Valley (North Sioux City) (7.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lennox (-10.9), Beresford (-7.8), Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point) (0) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (8.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #11 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5548 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Tri-Valley (Colton) [projection: 19-7 loss]