Riverton (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Derrick Rider League: Crawford-Neosho-Cherokee Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 0-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Greyson Spriggs 5'11" 150 Junior QB/ILB 4.81 KeeShawn Walker 5'10" 160 Senior RB/ILB 4.90 Dyllon Wittenmyer 5'11" 220 Senior T/DT 5.15 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Worked Hard In Off-Season Team Weaknesses: Lack Experience In Some Areas, Uncertainty At RB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -0.6 2010 National Rank: #8235 2010 State Rank: #126 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 3.5 2011 National Rank: #6708 2011 State Rank: #107 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.4 Dynasty National Rank: #5548 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.5 Dynasty Record: 38-16 (22-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 22.7 2010 Points Against Average: 15.7 2010 Differential: +7 2010 Wins: #5430 Caney Valley (Caney) (12-6), #7752 Cherryvale (33-8), #9766 Girard (16-12), #11515 Baxter Springs (20-6), #12422 Southeast (Cherokee) (42-6), #13144 Frontenac (41-6), #13957 Erie (41-7) 2010 Losses: #3164 Commerce (OK) (42-8), #6286 Galena (21-14), #8551 Neodesha (43-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 54-48 Recent League Championships: 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/2/11 Baxter Springs (42-0), 9/9/11 Erie (30-14) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Baxter Springs, 9/9 at Erie, 9/16 vs Commerce (OK), 9/23 Southeast (Cherokee), 9/30 Girard, 10/7 at Frontenac, 10/14 at Caney Valley (Caney), 10/21 Cherryvale, 10/27 at Galena Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Galena (16.1), Caney Valley (Caney) (10), Cherryvale (8.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Erie (-35.2), Southeast (Cherokee) (-20.9), Frontenac (-18.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.3 (-6.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10215 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Baxter Springs [projection: 31-10 win]