| Piper (Kansas City, KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple/White Coach: Chris Brindle League: Kaw Valley Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Matt McDonald 5'11" 170 Senior RB/DB Paul Jones 5'7" 165 Senior RB/WR Tanner Eikenbery 6'1" 175 Junior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Top Offensive Performers, Good Athletes At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: A Few Holes To Fill, Must Be Aggressive RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 6.6 2011 National Rank: #6268 2011 State Rank: #92 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.9 2012 National Rank: #6689 2012 State Rank: #103 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 1.3 Dynasty National Rank: #7713 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 43-46 (30-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 23.8 2011 Points Against Average: 20.1 2011 Differential: +3.7 2011 Wins: #4808 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (28-21), #6711 Lansing (21-17), #10436 Hiawatha (44-28), #10804 Atchison (31-12), #11661 Tonganoxie (21-17), #12641 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (33-6), #12952 Sumner Academy (Kansas City) (35-12) 2011 Losses: #2352 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (30-7), #2636 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (41-14), #4481 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (27-20), #5881 Turner (Kansas City) (10-8) 2011 Opponents W-L: 48-60 Recent League Championships: 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Eudora, 9/7 at Basehor-Linwood (Basehor), 9/14 Tonganoxie, 9/21 Bonner Springs, 9/28 at Lansing, 10/5 at Mill Valley (Shawnee), 10/12 Atchison, 10/19 at Sumner Academy (Kansas City), 10/25 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Eudora (28.9), Mill Valley (Shawnee) (26.8), Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (23.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Sumner Academy (Kansas City) (-27.4), Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (-23.2), Tonganoxie (-8.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.7 (3.3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6718 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |