GENERAL
Nickname: Trailblazers
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Marvin Diener
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Brent Bovitz 5'11" 205 Senior LB
Marcus Williams 6'1" 200 Senior LB
Austin Goldsmith 5'11" 195 Senior DB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Bubba Starling 6'5" 190 Senior ATH 4.50 [Nebraska]
Lucas Powell Senior OL 5.6 [Ohio]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Several Lettermen Returning, Receivers
Team Weaknesses: A Few Holes To Fill, Must Beat Top Teams
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 48.1
2010 National Rank: #260
2010 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 43.9
2011 National Rank: #288
2011 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 35.2
Dynasty National Rank: #518
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10
Dynasty Record: 45-12 (31-2 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 11-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 52.2
2010 Points Against Average: 17.3
2010 Differential: +34.9
2010 Wins: #123 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (42-21), #839 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (57-17), #904 McPherson (49-42), #1382 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (43-29), #2789 Pittsburg (49-14), #2990 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (54-0), #5717 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (63-14), #5845 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (52-18), #6284 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (49-7), #6338 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (56-0), #9531 Bonner Springs (70-0)
2010 Losses: #123 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (45-42)
2010 Opponents W-L: 67-56
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (Frontier), 2008 (Frontier), 2006 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper), 2004 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 9/4 at East St. Louis (IL), 9/9 at Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 9/16 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 9/23 at Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 9/30 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 10/7 McPherson, 10/14 Pittsburg, 10/21 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 10/28 at Blue Valley (Stilwell)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley (Stilwell) (46.6), McPherson (43.4), East St. Louis (IL) (39.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (8.4), Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (9.4), Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (12.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (23.4 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #833
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%
Opener: 9/2 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell) [projection: 48-19 win]