Wahpeton (ND)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Brian Dokken League: AA East Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cole Gilles 5'10" 170 Junior WR/LB 4.90 Justin Manning 6'3" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.30 Zayne Medhaug 6'1" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.67 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Varsity Experience, Good Core Of Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: LBs, TEs RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -9.4 2010 National Rank: #10265 2010 State Rank: #39 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -6.9 2011 National Rank: #9799 2011 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4596 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.6 Dynasty Record: 35-17 (24-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 2-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 6th) 2010 Points For Average: 13.6 2010 Points Against Average: 28.9 2010 Differential: -15.3 2010 Wins: #11074 Kindred (38-19), #13260 Oak Grove Lutheran/Park Christian (Fargo) (30-0) 2010 Losses: #996 Shanley (Fargo) (56-6), #4447 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (28-6), #4680 Valley City (42-7), #5078 Breckenridge (MN) (33-7), #5093 Lisbon (32-0), #7027 Grafton (26-6), #8796 Central Cass (Casselton) (24-22) 2010 Opponents W-L: 55-36 Recent League Championships: 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3 Streak List: 8/26/11 St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (34-28), 9/2/11 Breckenridge (MN) (24-12), 9/9/11 Valley City (40-8) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 vs St. Mary's Central (Bismarck), 9/2 at Breckenridge (MN), 9/9 vs Valley City, 9/16 vs Central Cass (Casselton), 9/23 at Shanley (Fargo), 9/30 vs Kindred, 10/7 at Grafton/St. Thomas (Grafton), 10/13 vs Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] (Cooperstown), 10/18 at Lisbon Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shanley (Fargo) (34.4), St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) (14.2), Breckenridge (MN) (11.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Griggs-Barnes County [Griggs County Central/North Central/Wimbledon-Courtenay] (Cooperstown) (-19.8), Kindred (-8.6), Central Cass (Casselton) (-2.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6519 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 5th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 vs St. Mary's Central (Bismarck) [projection: 31-10 loss]