| Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner, KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trailblazers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Marvin Diener League: Eastern Kansas Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Matt Plank 6'2" 215 Senior/LB Dalton Kirk 6'0" 210 Senior/LB Traevohn Wrench 6'1" 190 Junior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR Core, Passing Game, LB Depth Team Weaknesses: Many New Faces On Lines, FB, Some Inexperience On Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 35.6 2011 National Rank: #1085 2011 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 35.9 2012 National Rank: #869 2012 State Rank: #12 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1236 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3 Dynasty Record: 65-32 (41-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 33.2 2011 Points Against Average: 25.5 2011 Differential: +7.7 2011 Wins: #1516 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (43-13), #1908 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (27-18), #2353 Pittsburg (50-33), #2636 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (35-19), #3126 McPherson (41-21), #3582 Shawnee Heights (Tecumseh) (32-0), #6407 Bonner Springs (76-40), #8576 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (54-20) 2011 Losses: #305 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (34-14), #305 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (40-6), #637 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (34-0), #719 East St. Louis (IL) (34-20) 2011 Opponents W-L: 79-49 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (Frontier), 2008 (Frontier), 2006 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper), 2004 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Blue Valley (Stilwell), 9/7 at Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 9/14 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 9/20 at Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 9/28 Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/5 at Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 10/12 South (Olathe), 10/19 at North (Olathe), 10/26 Northwest (Olathe) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South (Olathe) (50.2), Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (46.2), Blue Valley (Stilwell) (45.6) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (-2.1), North (Olathe) (7.5), Northwest (Olathe) (18) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.5 (26.6 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #687 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |