Valley City (ND)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hi-Liners Colors: Blue/White Coach: Scott Roehrich League: AA East Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Josh Magnuson 6'5" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.40 Joey Halgrimson 6'3" 195 Senior WR/DB 4.70 Brandyn Heck 5'10" 160 Senior RB/DB 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Secondary, WRs Team Weaknesses: Depth, Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 13.3 2010 National Rank: #4680 2010 State Rank: #14 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 5.5 2011 National Rank: #6145 2011 State Rank: #20 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 5.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6533 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.7 Dynasty Record: 25-25 (17-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 24.2 2010 Points Against Average: 23.4 2010 Differential: +0.8 2010 Wins: #4447 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (20-13), #4535 Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan/Kensal (Carrington) (18-0), #7027 Grafton (42-28), #10265 Wahpeton (42-7), #11074 Kindred (42-12), #13260 Oak Grove Lutheran/Park Christian (Fargo) (40-16) 2010 Losses: #996 Shanley (Fargo) (31-6), #996 Shanley (Fargo) (49-0), #2194 Devils Lake/North Dakota School for the Deaf (Devils Lake) (56-30), #5093 Lisbon (29-14), #8796 Central Cass (Casselton) (16-12) 2010 Opponents W-L: 70-43 Recent League Championships: 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan/Kensal (Carrington), 9/2 at Trinity/New England (Dickinson), 9/9 vs Wahpeton, 9/16 Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] (Cooperstown), 9/23 Kindred, 9/30 at Lisbon, 10/7 Shanley (Fargo), 10/13 at Central Cass (Casselton), 10/18 Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shanley (Fargo) (34.4), Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan/Kensal (Carrington) (13.9), Trinity/New England (Dickinson) (7.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] (Cooperstown) (-19.8), Kindred (-8.6), Wahpeton (-6.9) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 (11 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7336 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Carrington/Pingree-Buchanan/Kensal (Carrington) [projection: 22-17 loss]