Dowling (West Des Moines, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroons Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Tom Wilson League: 4A Central Iowa Metro - Central Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2010 JV Record: 4-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Amara Darboh 6'2" 200 Senior WR TJ Palme 6'3" 245 Senior T Jacob Stacy 5'9" 175 Senior SB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Playoff Experience Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Starters RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 42.4 2010 National Rank: #500 2010 State Rank: #1 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2011 Starting Power Rating: 33 2011 National Rank: #1009 2011 State Rank: #2 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 26.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1371 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.6 Dynasty Record: 49-9 (21-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 14-0 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 41.4 2010 Points Against Average: 10.1 2010 Differential: +31.3 2010 Wins: #1144 Iowa City (38-31), #2073 Ankeny (24-21), #2073 Ankeny (42-0), #3223 Fort Dodge (42-3), #3580 Valley (West Des Moines) (23-20), #3567 Ames (48-10), #3580 Valley (West Des Moines) (34-7), #3702 Southeast Polk (Runnells) (24-23), #4183 Urbandale (52-0), #5319 Johnston (42-0), #8196 Indianola (30-6), #8679 Marshalltown (56-14), #10096 Des Moines East (Des Moines) (56-7), #13632 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (69-0) 2010 Losses: none 2010 Opponents W-L: 91-65 Recent State Championships: 2010 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008 (Central Iowa Metro - Central), 2006 (tied for 1st; Central), 2005 (Central) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Valley (West Des Moines), 8/26 Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs), 9/2 Des Moines East (Des Moines), 9/9 at Urbandale, 9/16 at Fort Dodge, 9/23 at Southeast Polk (Runnells), 9/30 Ankeny, 10/7 Johnston, 10/14 at Indianola Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Ankeny (26.5), Fort Dodge (20.1), Southeast Polk (Runnells) (17.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Council Bluffs) (-31.4), Des Moines East (Des Moines) (-8.5), Indianola (-0.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3 (14.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5548 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 65% Opener: 8/19 Valley (West Des Moines) [projection: 35-14 win] |