West Branch (IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bears Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Butch Pederson League: 1A District 6 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Young 6'1" 180 Senior QB/K 4.79 Cade Jones 5'10" 215 Junior FB/DE 4.76 Derrick Miller 5'10.5" 210 Senior OL/DE 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Team Speed, All-State QB Team Weaknesses: WRs, DL RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 15.2 2010 National Rank: #4231 2010 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: 16.2 2011 National Rank: #3638 2011 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3926 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.5 Dynasty Record: 49-7 (31-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 11-1 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 37.4 2010 Points Against Average: 9.2 2010 Differential: +28.2 2010 Wins: #6688 North Cedar (Stanwood) (28-21), #6688 North Cedar (Stanwood) (37-12), #8428 Wapsie Valley (Fairbank) (28-9), #9525 Clayton-Ridge (Guttenburg) (35-13), #10087 Lisbon (35-8), #11717 West Liberty (27-13), #12188 Wapello (46-6), #12825 Alburnett (50-0), #13232 Pekin (Packwood) (39-0), #14060 Highland (Riverside) (56-7), #14620 Cardinal (Eldon) (54-0) 2010 Losses: #3145 Dike-New Hartford (Dike) (21-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 75-51 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (1A District 5), 2008 (1A District 5), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 West Liberty, 9/2 at Lisbon, 9/9 at Alburnett, 9/16 Pekin (Packwood), 9/23 at Wapello, 9/30 Highland (Riverside), 10/7 Van Buren (Keosauqua), 10/14 at Cardinal (Eldon), 10/21 North Cedar (Stanwood) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Cedar (Stanwood) (4.9), Lisbon (-8.4), Alburnett (-10.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal (Eldon) (-52.4), Pekin (Packwood) (-27.3), Highland (Riverside) (-26.3) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3 (-8.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #232 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13084 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85% Opener: 8/26 West Liberty [projection: 41-3 win]