| Ithaca (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Terry Hessbrook League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2011 JV Record: 8-0-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Travis Smith 6'2" 190 Junior QB/S 4.60 Jared Evers 6'0" 225 Senior WR/LB 4.90 Josh Capen 6'2" 225 Senior OL/DL 5.10 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Seniors Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines, Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 41.3 2011 National Rank: #636 2011 State Rank: #19 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.8 2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.1 2012 National Rank: #1140 2012 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2806 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26.6 Dynasty Record: 82-20 (51-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 14-0 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 43.4 2011 Points Against Average: 8.8 2011 Differential: +34.6 2011 Wins: #1786 Iron Mountain (28-0), #2379 Hill-McCloy (Montrose) (28-13), #2563 Constantine (42-14), #2879 Montague (22-19), #5454 Williamston (44-28), #5845 Carrollton (55-13), #7418 St. Charles (27-6), #9489 Shepherd (34-10), #9564 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (37-7), #9759 Byron (56-6), #10004 Merrill (54-7), #12054 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (70-0), #12496 St. Louis (63-0), #12712 Breckenridge (48-0) 2011 Losses: none 2011 Opponents W-L: 83-60 Recent State Championships: 2011 (6), 2010 (6) Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 28 Streak List: 8/27/10 Durand (69-8), 9/2/10 Breckenridge (63-6), 9/10/10 Carrollton (49-7), 9/17/10 St. Louis (55-14), 9/24/10 St. Charles (42-6), 10/1/10 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (69-6), 10/8/10 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (52-6), 10/15/10 Merrill (55-19), 10/22/10 Shepherd (35-7), 10/29/10 Laingsburg (35-14), 11/5/10 St. Charles (26-14), 11/13/10 Hill-McCloy (Montrose) (28-6), 11/20/10 Iron Mountain (27-13), 11/26/10 St. Mary Catholic Central (Monroe) (45-35), 8/25/11 Williamston (44-28), 9/1/11 St. Charles (27-6), 9/9/11 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (70-0), 9/16/11 Breckenridge (48-0), 9/23/11 Merrill (54-7), 9/30/11 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (37-7), 10/7/11 St. Louis (63-0), 10/14/11 Carrollton (55-13), 10/21/11 Shepherd (34-10), 10/28/11 Byron (56-6), 11/4/11 Hill-McCloy (Montrose) (28-13), 11/12/11 Montague (22-19), 11/19/11 Iron Mountain (28-0), 11/25/11 Constantine (42-14) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/23 at Williamston, 8/30 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 9/7 at Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 9/14 at Merrill, 9/21 Breckenridge, 9/28 Carrollton, 10/5 St. Charles, 10/12 at St. Louis, 10/19 Shepherd Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Williamston (10.1), Carrollton (8.4), St. Charles (-1.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: St. Louis (-29.2), Breckenridge (-23.6), Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-19.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 (7.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #415 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10283 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91% |