Buckeye Valley (Delaware, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Barons Colors: Brown/Gold Coach: Mike Marshall League: Mid-Ohio - Red Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #58 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jay Grote G/LB Patrick Godsil T Wyatt Pfeifer C STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Team Strength, Team Speed, Experience Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game, Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 2.6 2011 National Rank: #7311 2011 State Rank: #415 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 9.9 2012 National Rank: #5166 2012 State Rank: #306 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 4.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6698 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.7 Dynasty Record: 53-37 (32-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (5th) 2011 Points For Average: 29.1 2011 Points Against Average: 24 2011 Differential: +5.1 2011 Wins: #7025 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (38-32), #9740 Elgin (Marion) (22-7), #9776 Mt. Gilead (30-20), #10530 Highland (Sparta) (44-14), #13094 Ridgedale (Morral) (42-12), #14232 Northmor (Galion) (50-0) 2011 Losses: #2712 Pleasant (Marion) (59-13), #3481 North Union (Richwood) (35-21), #4690 River Valley (Caledonia) (42-14), #6752 Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington) (19-17) 2011 Opponents W-L: 48-56 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/28/11 Elgin (Marion) (22-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware), 8/31 Ridgedale (Morral), 9/7 River Valley (Caledonia), 9/14 at Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington), 9/21 at Northmor (Galion), 9/28 Highland (Sparta), 10/5 at Mt. Gilead, 10/12 at North Union (Richwood), 10/19 Elgin (Marion), 10/26 at Pleasant (Marion) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pleasant (Marion) (23.1), North Union (Richwood) (19), River Valley (Caledonia) (13.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northmor (Galion) (-40.4), Ridgedale (Morral) (-26.9), Highland (Sparta) (-12.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #550 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8589 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%