Pittsburg (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Purple/White Coach: Merle Clark League: Southeast Kansas Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Marcus Striplin 5'11" 155 TB 4.69 Joe Wimmer 6'1" 160 WR 4.79 Broc Bennett 6'2" 240 DL 5.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism At Skill Positions, Running Attack Team Weaknesses: Need K, QB Inexperience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 22.4 2010 National Rank: #2789 2010 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 13.6 2011 National Rank: #4202 2011 State Rank: #64 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2367 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2 Dynasty Record: 32-17 (24-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 24.7 2010 Points Against Average: 28.6 2010 Differential: -3.9 2010 Wins: #3404 Chanute (36-26), #5462 Fort Scott (26-20), #7678 Columbus (30-0), #8543 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (33-27), #9958 Labette County (Altamont) (41-14) 2010 Losses: #123 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (49-7), #260 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (49-14), #839 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (38-21), #1411 Paola (34-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-33 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/2/11 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (42-18), 9/9/11 Columbus (46-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 9/9 at Columbus, 9/16 at Paola, 9/23 Chanute, 9/30 at Labette County (Altamont), 10/7 Fort Scott, 10/14 at Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner), 10/21 at Blue Valley (Stilwell), 10/27 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley (Stilwell) (46.6), Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (45.2), Paola (39.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Labette County (Altamont) (-7.3), Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (-6.8), Columbus (4.6) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1840 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) [projection: 42-19 win]