South (Salina, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Sam Sellers League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cody Busby 5'6" 205 Senior RB Mike Shirk 5'11" 190 Senior FB/LB Ethan Mitchell 6'3" 210 Junior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Coming Off Playoff Season, RBs Team Weaknesses: Key Position Inexperience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 21.7 2011 National Rank: #2979 2011 State Rank: #53 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 24 2012 National Rank: #2278 2012 State Rank: #37 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1040 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1 Dynasty Record: 55-40 (24-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 29.4 2011 Points Against Average: 33.2 2011 Differential: -3.8 2011 Wins: #2165 Great Bend (26-21), #2955 Central (Salina) (44-41), #7223 Newton (35-32), #9547 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (60-28) 2011 Losses: #210 Hutchinson (42-17), #515 Carroll (Wichita) (24-7), #842 Derby (42-14), #1267 Hays (28-24), #2130 Junction City/St. Xavier (Junction City) (33-28), #3126 McPherson (41-39) 2011 Opponents W-L: 63-38 Recent State Championships: 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/30 Derby, 9/5 Maize, 9/14 at Blue Valley (Stilwell), 9/21 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/28 at Hutchinson, 10/5 at Newton, 10/12 Central (Salina), 10/19 at Hays, 10/26 at Great Bend Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (57.8), Blue Valley (Stilwell) (45.6), Derby (39.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Haysville Campus (Wichita) (-7.7), Newton (7.4), Maize (7.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 (27.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #765 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%