Garretson (SD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Dragons Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Tim Hughes League: Big East Playoff Division: 11B Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Chad Stoterau 6'3" 225 Senior DL/T 4.90 Dustin Steckler 5'9" 175 Senior QB/DB 4.75 Brady Bonte 6'0" 205 Senior LB/FB 4.81 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Many Returners On Both Sides Of Ball Team Weaknesses: Running Attack, Holes On DL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.8 2010 National Rank: #5006 2010 State Rank: #15 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 13.9 2011 National Rank: #4136 2011 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 6.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5997 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 31-15 (15-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 23 2010 Points Against Average: 10.6 2010 Differential: +12.4 2010 Wins: #5850 Bon Homme (Tyndall) (20-9), #7689 McCook Central/Montrose (Salem) (13-8), #8027 Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point) (14-13), #11436 Parkston (35-0), #12360 Sioux Valley (Volga) (32-0), #13211 Clark/Willow Lake (Clark) (38-6), #13412 Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) (48-7) 2010 Losses: #1441 Flandreau (31-7), #1441 Flandreau (21-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 41-43 Recent League Championships: 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/14/11 Beresford (44-15), 10/20/11 Parkston (34-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls), 9/2 at Tri-Valley (Colton), 9/9 Sioux Valley (Volga), 9/16 Bon Homme (Tyndall), 9/30 at Flandreau, 10/7 McCook Central/Montrose (Salem), 10/14 Beresford, 10/20 at Parkston Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Flandreau (31.5), Tri-Valley (Colton) (26.2), McCook Central/Montrose (Salem) (8.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) (-29), Sioux Valley (Volga) (-15.9), Parkston (-15.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.5 (1.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8020 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) [projection: 48-6 win]