DeSoto (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Green/White Coach: Tom Byers League: Frontier Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 5-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Hayden Chandler 6'3" 285 Senior OL/DL 5.50 Gabe Hamilton 6'0" 205 Senior RB/DB 4.80 Ryan Hicks 6'0" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.40 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several Returning Players With Varsity Experience, Run Ball Well Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, OL Must Develop Into A Unit RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 23.1 2010 National Rank: #2662 2010 State Rank: #40 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 21.2 2011 National Rank: #2635 2011 State Rank: #35 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #4256 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6 Dynasty Record: 24-26 (13-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 21.7 2010 Points Against Average: 17.5 2010 Differential: +4.2 2010 Wins: #1411 Paola (26-11), #3413 Eudora (14-7), #6151 Piper (Kansas City) (34-15), #6338 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (39-14), #6831 St. James Academy (Lenexa) (40-36), #9479 Spring Hill (24-6), #12994 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (56-22) 2010 Losses: #337 Louisburg (28-7), #337 Louisburg (21-0), #1702 Baldwin (21-7), #3413 Eudora (22-7), #7637 Ottawa (7-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 76-54 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Spring Hill (33-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Spring Hill, 9/9 Paola, 9/16 at Baldwin, 9/23 Eudora, 9/30 at Louisburg, 10/7 Ottawa, 10/14 at Bishop Ward (Kansas City), 10/21 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 10/27 St. James Academy (Lenexa) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Paola (39.1), Louisburg (36.4), Baldwin (22.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (-22.6), Spring Hill (-5.7), Ottawa (-4.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 (17 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #43 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3865 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Spring Hill [projection: 35-7 win]