Royal Valley (Hoyt, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Jason Grider
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Craig Thurber 6'3" 235 Senior DE/OL
Tanner Ogden 6'0" 170 Senior SS/TE
Zerul Catina 5'10" 225 Junior ILB/OL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good Team Speed, Size, Return Several Starting Players
Team Weaknesses: A Few Holes On Offense, Must Be Confident Enough To Win Games Early In Season

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 5.2
2011 National Rank: #6631
2011 State Rank: #96
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 3.5
2012 National Rank: #6792
2012 State Rank: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5992
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 41-41 (33-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 24.9
2011 Points Against Average: 24.9
2011 Differential: 0
2011 Wins: #6871 Nemaha Valley (Seneca) (14-13), #9084 Jefferson West (Meriden) (33-26), #9325 Wamego (39-20), #10436 Hiawatha (59-19), #12427 Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale) (35-14)
2011 Losses: #621 Hayden (Topeka) (40-8), #1617 Holton (35-14), #4808 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (41-8), #8103 Sabetha (16-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 44-45
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 at Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale), 9/7 Nemaha Valley (Seneca), 9/14 Hiawatha, 9/21 at Sabetha, 9/28 at Jefferson West (Meriden), 10/5 Perry-Lecompton (Perry), 10/12 at Hayden (Topeka), 10/19 at Wamego, 10/25 Holton
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hayden (Topeka) (38.4), Holton (30.6), Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (10.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Santa Fe Trail (Carbondale) (-25.2), Hiawatha (-7.4), Wamego (-5.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5855
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%