| Pittsburg (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Purple/White Coach: Tom Nickelson League: Southeast Kansas Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 1-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Anthony McNeely 6'0" 200 Senior FB/LB 4.80 Spencer Bernhardt 6'1" 180 Senior C/QB 4.75 Dakota Taylor 6'3" 255 Senior OL/DT 5.30 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return All 4 LBs, More Athletic DL, Smart OL Team Weaknesses: Graduated Top WRs, Some Inexperience On Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 25.2 2011 National Rank: #2353 2011 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 19.5 2012 National Rank: #3063 2012 State Rank: #56 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1702 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1 Dynasty Record: 59-31 (39-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 34 2011 Points Against Average: 23.9 2011 Differential: +10.1 2011 Wins: #305 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (45-35), #3812 Chanute (32-28), #4559 Fort Scott (27-14), #6301 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (42-18), #7914 Columbus (46-7), #12043 Labette County (Altamont) (48-0) 2011 Losses: #1085 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (50-33), #1523 Paola (35-12), #1908 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (28-21) 2011 Opponents W-L: 61-38 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Labette County (Altamont), 9/7 at Independence, 9/14 Fort Scott, 9/21 at Chanute, 9/28 Parsons, 10/5 at Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 10/12 Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/17 at Blue Valley (Stilwell), 10/24 at Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley (Stilwell) (45.6), Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (24.9), Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (23.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Labette County (Altamont) (-22.9), Independence (-4.4), Parsons (0.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3668 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |