Sparta (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Steve Zurek League: Ottawa-Kent - Blue Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tony Hill 6'1" 220 Senior LB 4.90 Kory Brown 5'10" 170 Senior QB/S 4.70 Nate VanPatten 6'1" 180 Senior SE 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Smart, QB Team Weaknesses: Defense RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 4.3 2010 National Rank: #6854 2010 State Rank: #254 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 3.5 2011 National Rank: #6708 2011 State Rank: #237 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5099 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.1 Dynasty Record: 20-26 (17-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 1-8 2010 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2010 Points For Average: 21 2010 Points Against Average: 29.2 2010 Differential: -8.2 2010 Wins: #8773 Belding (34-16) 2010 Losses: #430 West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (55-20), #1496 Comstock Park (19-14), #2553 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (23-8), #2819 Hopkins (15-14), #3806 Coopersville (30-27), #4052 Cedar Springs (35-25), #4489 Kenowa Hills (Grand Rapids) (35-26), #5539 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (35-21) 2010 Opponents W-L: 59-35 Recent League Championships: 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/26/11 Fremont (23-8), 9/1/11 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (21-20), 9/9/11 Coopersville (13-10) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Fremont, 9/1 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville), 9/9 Coopersville, 9/16 Hopkins, 9/23 at Belding, 9/30 at West Catholic (Grand Rapids), 10/7 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids), 10/14 Comstock Park, 10/21 at Cedar Springs Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West Catholic (Grand Rapids) (42.2), Comstock Park (30.7), Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (23.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Belding (-2.7), Fremont (1.3), Cedar Springs (10.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2459 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Fremont [projection: 27-21 win]