Highland (Sparta, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fighting Scots Colors: Red/Blue/White Coach: Chad Carpenter League: Mid-Ohio - Red Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #94 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Gahm 6'3" 215 Senior David Fisher 5'9" 170 Senior Shawn Beltz 5'9" 160 Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Conditioning Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -10.8 2011 National Rank: #10529 2011 State Rank: #564 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -12.3 2012 National Rank: #10798 2012 State Rank: #582 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5270 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.9 Dynasty Record: 67-34 (43-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-6 (tied for 6th) 2011 Points For Average: 22 2011 Points Against Average: 27.8 2011 Differential: -5.8 2011 Wins: #9776 Mt. Gilead (21-0), #13094 Ridgedale (Morral) (69-0), #14232 Northmor (Galion) (41-6) 2011 Losses: #2712 Pleasant (Marion) (48-7), #3481 North Union (Richwood) (55-0), #4690 River Valley (Caledonia) (45-20), #6752 Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington) (24-0), #6754 Fredericktown (28-21), #7312 Buckeye Valley (Delaware) (44-14), #9740 Elgin (Marion) (28-27) 2011 Opponents W-L: 53-51 Recent League Championships: 2007, 2006, 2004 (Mid-Ohio Red), 2003 (Mid-Ohio Red) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Fredericktown, 8/31 at Northmor (Galion), 9/7 Pleasant (Marion), 9/14 at Elgin (Marion), 9/21 Cardington-Lincoln (Cardington), 9/28 at Buckeye Valley (Delaware), 10/5 at Ridgedale (Morral), 10/12 Mt. Gilead, 10/19 River Valley (Caledonia), 10/26 at North Union (Richwood) 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), Mt. Gilead (-7.4) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #515 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7835 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%