Garden Plain (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Owls Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Todd Puetz League: Central Plains Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jake Balestracci 230 Senior OL/DL Lucas Jennings 195 Senior DB/QB Joey Capul 205 Senior LB/RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Young Talent Moving Up Team Weaknesses: Staying Healthy, Young Players Need To Mature Quickly RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 24 2010 National Rank: #2498 2010 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6 2011 Starting Power Rating: 13 2011 National Rank: #4339 2011 State Rank: #71 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 34.3 Dynasty National Rank: #587 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.8 Dynasty Record: 54-8 (35-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 8-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 38.5 2010 Points Against Average: 12.1 2010 Differential: +26.4 2010 Wins: #2067 Trinity (Hutchinson) (14-7), #4406 Sedgwick (44-35), #6802 Cheney (41-10), #7627 Hillsboro (41-0), #11196 Independent (Wichita) (70-13), #12154 Belle Plaine (55-0), #13146 Douglass (62-0), #13785 Bluestem (Leon) (62-0) 2010 Losses: #883 Conway Springs (20-6), #883 Conway Springs (29-14), #3669 Halstead (19-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-50 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2007, 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/2/11 Bluestem (Leon) (76-7), 9/9/11 Cheney (48-0), 9/16/11 Douglass (53-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Bluestem (Leon), 9/9 Cheney, 9/16 Douglass, 9/23 at Conway Springs, 9/30 at Independent (Wichita), 10/7 Belle Plaine, 10/14 at Trinity (Hutchinson), 10/21 Sedgwick, 10/27 Halstead Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Conway Springs (43.9), Sedgwick (22.9), Trinity (Hutchinson) (18.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bluestem (Leon) (-29.2), Douglass (-26.3), Independent (Wichita) (-12.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.5 (6.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7336 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Bluestem (Leon) [projection: 42-0 win]