Piper (Kansas City, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple/White Coach: Tom Radke League: Kaw Valley Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matt Eckleman Senior WR/OLB Ben LeCluyse Senior TE/OLB Darin Feist Junior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Core Of Returning Starters, Solid Skill Positions On Lines, WRs Team Weaknesses: Must Learn New Systems, Tough Conference RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 7.1 2010 National Rank: #6151 2010 State Rank: #92 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 10.3 2011 National Rank: #4961 2011 State Rank: #81 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #8184 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.8 Dynasty Record: 22-27 (14-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 29.4 2010 Points Against Average: 22.5 2010 Differential: +6.9 2010 Wins: #4884 Sumner Academy (Kansas City) (19-14), #7213 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (20-13), #9270 Atchison (37-6), #10429 Hiawatha (74-14), #11172 Tonganoxie (14-13), #12994 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (42-7) 2010 Losses: #2662 DeSoto (34-15), #3913 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (42-26), #5082 Lansing (35-34), #6173 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (42-35), #6956 Turner (Kansas City) (28-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 58-50 Recent League Championships: 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/9/11 Tonganoxie (21-17), 9/16/11 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (33-6), 9/23/11 Lansing (21-17) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor), 9/9 at Tonganoxie, 9/16 at Bishop Ward (Kansas City), 9/23 Lansing, 9/30 Mill Valley (Shawnee), 10/7 at Turner (Kansas City), 10/14 at Atchison, 10/21 Hiawatha, 10/27 Sumner Academy (Kansas City) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (22.2), Mill Valley (Shawnee) (13.6), Sumner Academy (Kansas City) (13.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (-22.6), Tonganoxie (-19.2), Hiawatha (-9.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (4.1 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #125 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8071 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% Opener: 9/2 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) [projection: 31-21 loss]