Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (Waterville, MN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Kelly Green/White/Black Coach: Jon Bakken League: Gopher Valley AA Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jeff Amundson 6'2" 215 Senior T/DT 4.90 Tate Harmon 5'10" 165 Senior WR/S 4.60 Grant Pope 5'11" 165 Senior SB/LB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Quickness Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 19.1 2010 National Rank: #3420 2010 State Rank: #54 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 13.3 2011 National Rank: #4273 2011 State Rank: #70 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 23.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1848 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.2 Dynasty Record: 33-3 (20-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 10-1 2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 42.3 2010 Points Against Average: 12.5 2010 Differential: +29.8 2010 Wins: #8599 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (46-16), #8599 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (46-6), #9585 Maple River (Mapleton) (34-14), #9779 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (39-7), #10176 Hayfield (39-12), #10807 United South Central (Wells) (61-13), #11030 Martin County West (Sherburn) (48-16), #11644 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm) (41-16), #11663 Jordan (42-10), #13326 Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (43-0) 2010 Losses: #1313 Triton (Dodge Center) (27-26) 2010 Opponents W-L: 43-61 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4 Streak List: 9/2/11 Jordan (39-0), 9/9/11 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (32-6), 9/16/11 United South Central (Wells) (40-13), 9/23/11 Maple River (Mapleton) (30-8) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Jordan, 9/9 Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal), 9/16 at United South Central (Wells), 9/23 Maple River (Mapleton), 9/30 at Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop), 10/7 New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland), 10/14 Minnesota Valley Lutheran (New Ulm), 10/19 at Martin County West (Sherburn) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva (New Richland) (-2), Maple River (Mapleton) (-6.2), Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial (Lake Crystal) (-7.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop (Winthrop) (-28.3), Jordan (-15.9), United South Central (Wells) (-15) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 (-3.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12197 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 87% Opener: 9/2 at Jordan [projection: 42-14 win]