South (Olathe, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jeff Gourley League: Sunflower Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Scott Gourley 6'4" 260 Senior C Dylan DeVries 5'10" 165 Junior S Taylor Sheffield 5'10" 180 Senior CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: LBs, Secondary Depth, Improved Speed Team Weaknesses: Unproven LB, Depth Along Front Lines RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 20.1 2010 National Rank: #3232 2010 State Rank: #48 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 19.5 2011 National Rank: #2971 2011 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2513 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 29-23 (22-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 22.9 2010 Points Against Average: 21.7 2010 Differential: +1.2 2010 Wins: #3291 East (Shawnee Mission) (28-24), #4591 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (27-25), #5717 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (28-10), #6061 Northwest (Olathe) (21-13), #6284 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (31-30), #9972 South (Shawnee Mission) (31-7), #10122 North (Shawnee Mission) (42-6) 2010 Losses: #1251 North (Olathe) (17-0), #1251 North (Olathe) (30-7), #2026 East (Olathe) (35-14), #4451 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (42-23) 2010 Opponents W-L: 61-54 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 9/2/11 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (35-14), 9/9/11 Lawrence (33-22), 9/16/11 Leavenworth (37-6), 9/24/11 East (Shawnee Mission) (29-21) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence), 9/9 Lawrence, 9/16 at Leavenworth, 9/24 at East (Shawnee Mission), 9/30 Northwest (Olathe), 10/7 at North (Olathe), 10/13 at Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 10/21 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/28 Olathe East (Olathe) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North (Olathe) (26.5), Olathe East (Olathe) (20.3), East (Shawnee Mission) (16) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Leavenworth (-17.9), Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (3.7), Lawrence (5.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (15.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4796 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% Opener: 9/2 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) [projection: 34-14 win]