Jay County (Portland, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Steve Boozier League: Freelance (moving from Olympic) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #56 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cade Price 5'11" 180 Junior RB/LB Clark Snyder 5'8" 145 Junior RB/DB Eric Beougher 6'2" 190 Junior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talented Junior Class RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -14.7 2010 National Rank: #11393 2010 State Rank: #240 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -15.2 2011 National Rank: #11541 2011 State Rank: #248 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -7 Dynasty National Rank: #10201 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2 Dynasty Record: 22-32 (7-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 2-8 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 9.1 2010 Points Against Average: 41.4 2010 Differential: -32.3 2010 Wins: #11868 Blackford (Hartford City) (19-14), #13678 Connersville (38-6) 2010 Losses: #2243 Delta (Muncie) (58-7), #2365 New Haven (73-14), #2363 Leo (59-6), #3209 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (49-0), #5016 Southside (Muncie) (27-0), #6998 Franklin County (Brookville) (42-7), #8146 Heritage (Monroeville) (42-0), #8744 Greenville (OH) (44-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 66-50 Recent League Championships: 2006 (Olympic), 2005 (Olympic) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Delta (Muncie), 8/26 Blackford (Hartford City), 9/2 at Franklin County (Brookville), 9/9 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 9/16 at Southside (Muncie), 9/23 at Connersville, 9/30 Winchester, 10/7 Heritage (Monroeville), 10/14 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Delta (Muncie) (28.1), Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (17), Southside (Muncie) (11.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Connersville (-29.6), Blackford (Hartford City) (-28.6), Winchester (-27.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 (7.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #201 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10185 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at Delta (Muncie) [projection: 46-3 loss]