| Licking Valley (Newark, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Randy Baughman League: Mid-State - Ohio Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #34 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Drew McArtor 6'2" 185 Senior RB 4.70 Jacob Cotrell 6'2" 255 Senior T/DE 5.00 Blake Owens 6'2" 195 Junior TE/DE 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Size On OL, Experience In Secondary Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Kicking Game RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 23.1 2011 National Rank: #2694 2011 State Rank: #171 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.4 2012 National Rank: #3083 2012 State Rank: #186 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31 Dynasty National Rank: #658 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.4 Dynasty Record: 87-22 (57-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 33 2011 Points Against Average: 16.5 2011 Differential: +16.5 2011 Wins: #4984 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (35-14), #5533 Newark Catholic (Newark) (21-14), #6040 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (48-3), #6166 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (58-7), #6539 Bexley (Columbus) (23-17), #7023 Heath (41-12), #11311 Lakewood (Hebron) (51-8) 2011 Losses: #1296 New Albany (45-20), #1807 Granville (28-21), #2500 Zanesville (17-12) 2011 Opponents W-L: 53-49 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Mid-State Ohio), 2003 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Ohio) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 5 Streak List: 9/30/11 Lakewood (Hebron) (51-8), 10/7/11 Newark Catholic (Newark) (21-14), 10/14/11 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (35-14), 10/21/11 Bexley (Columbus) (23-17), 10/28/11 Heath (41-12) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 Tri-Valley (Dresden), 8/31 at Zanesville, 9/7 Harvest Prep (Canal Winchester), 9/14 at Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall), 9/21 Granville, 9/28 at Lakewood (Hebron), 10/5 at Newark Catholic (Newark), 10/12 Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 10/19 Bexley (Columbus), 10/26 at Heath Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Dresden) (43.4), Granville (29.2), Zanesville (22.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lakewood (Hebron) (-24.4), Heath (3.6), Bexley (Columbus) (4.4) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #244 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3723 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |