Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Kougars Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Brad Stewart League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #57 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 1-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyler Birky 6'1" 210 Junior FB/LB 4.70 Joel Bolen 6'1" 175 Junior QB/SS 4.90 Keegan Higgins 5'8" 175 TB/FS 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning Team Weaknesses: Depth, Senior Leadership, Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -17.6 2010 National Rank: #11946 2010 State Rank: #255 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -21.1 2011 National Rank: #12420 2011 State Rank: #263 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -1.8 Dynasty National Rank: #8689 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.3 Dynasty Record: 19-32 (13-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 1-9 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2010 Points For Average: 9.4 2010 Points Against Average: 45.5 2010 Differential: -36.1 2010 Wins: #10383 Highland (41-35) 2010 Losses: #2029 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (48-6), #3279 Andrean (Merrillville) (45-13), #3953 Munster (57-7), #4426 Griffith (43-0), #4493 Lowell (43-0), #4534 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (55-0), #5322 Hobart (49-0), #8707 Logansport (39-0), #10174 North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson) (41-27) 2010 Opponents W-L: 67-45 Recent League Championships: 2006 (Lake - Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 8/26 at Wheeler (Valparaiso), 9/2 Lowell, 9/9 at Hobart, 9/16 at Griffith, 9/23 North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson), 9/30 at Andrean (Merrillville), 10/7 Highland, 10/14 Munster Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Munster (22), Andrean (Merrillville) (19.4), Griffith (17.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (-8.4), North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson) (1.6), Wheeler (Valparaiso) (7.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (8.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #77 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4063 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-9 2011 Projected League Finish: 7th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) [projection: 48-7 loss]