Hastings (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Rick Ripperger League: B District 6 Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 1-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brady Menke 6'0" 160 Senior RB/DB 5.17 Trenton Halbmaier 6'1" 220 Senior OL/DL 6.2 Austin Herringer 5'11" 190 Senior FB/LB 4.92 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth, Running Game, Good Amount Of Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Entire DL, A Few Question Marks In Key Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 9.4 2010 National Rank: #5605 2010 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.6 2011 National Rank: #5849 2011 State Rank: #70 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4856 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8 Dynasty Record: 21-28 (9-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 24.4 2010 Points Against Average: 30.2 2010 Differential: -5.8 2010 Wins: #5133 Scottsbluff (31-8), #6530 Seward (34-26), #7475 Alliance (28-24), #9516 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (28-14), #12264 York (56-7) 2010 Losses: #623 Aurora (58-7), #623 Aurora (57-16), #3783 Adams Central (Hastings) (24-16), #4109 Holdrege (34-13), #6366 Schuyler (50-15) 2010 Opponents W-L: 54-45 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; B District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Schuyler, 9/2 Adams Central (Hastings), 9/9 Holdrege, 9/16 at Seward, 9/23 at Scottsbluff, 9/30 Alliance, 10/7 at York, 10/14 Aurora, 10/21 at Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Aurora (38.5), Adams Central (Hastings) (12.6), Scottsbluff (11.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: York (-25.7), Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (-5.9), Schuyler (-3.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 (14.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #79 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6264 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Schuyler [projection: 28-20 win]