Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Eric Driskell
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2011 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Clay Rhodes 6'6" 265 Senior T 4.90 [Missouri]
Ryan McNerlin 5'8" 175 Senior RB 4.50
Andrew Reinkmeyer 6'4" 210 Senior TE/WR 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Senior Class Leadership
Team Weaknesses: New Players At Key Positions

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 47.7
2011 National Rank: #305
2011 State Rank: #6
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 44.4
2012 National Rank: #364
2012 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 39.6
Dynasty National Rank: #180
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6
Dynasty Record: 83-24 (37-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 11-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 36
2011 Points Against Average: 14.3
2011 Differential: +21.7
2011 Wins: #637 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (24-21), #637 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (24-21), #1085 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (34-14), #1085 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (40-6), #1516 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (14-13), #1908 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (14-0), #2636 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (33-6), #3211 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (45-14), #5881 Turner (Kansas City) (51-0), #6711 Lansing (56-7), #8576 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (77-6)
2011 Losses: #210 Hutchinson (33-21), #2353 Pittsburg (45-35)
2011 Opponents W-L: 78-57
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2006, 2003
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2008, 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner), 9/7 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 9/14 South (Salina), 9/21 at Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 9/28 at Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 10/4 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 10/12 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 10/17 Pittsburg, 10/26 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (46.2), Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (37.1), South (Salina) (25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (-2.1), Pittsburg (20.7), Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (22)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (28.4 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #917
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 30%