Walnut Ridge (Columbus, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Scots
Colors: Red/Gray/White
Coach: Byron Mattox
League: Columbus City - South
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #39

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2011 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Robert Wheelright 6'2" 190 Senior WR 4.50 [Wisconsin]
Terry Cole 6'1" 245 Senior LB/OL
Marquez Toney 5'10" 175 QB/DB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed On Defense, Size On OL
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 18.8
2011 National Rank: #3524
2011 State Rank: #216
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20.2
2012 National Rank: #2937
2012 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5100
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.3
Dynasty Record: 55-37 (41-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-5
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 27
2011 Points Against Average: 20.9
2011 Differential: +6.1
2011 Wins: #4759 West (Columbus) (33-28), #6162 Independence (Columbus) (53-6), #6795 Briggs (Columbus) (28-22), #11517 Africentric Early College (Columbus) (63-0), #13261 South (Columbus) (53-0)
2011 Losses: #304 Hilliard Davidson (Hilliard) (43-7), #532 Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (28-20), #598 Cleveland Heights (54-0), #1388 Eastmoor Academy (Columbus) (14-7), #3432 Urbana (14-6)
2011 Opponents W-L: 69-41
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/21/11 Briggs (Columbus) (28-22), 10/28/11 Independence (Columbus) (53-6)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Upper Arlington (Columbus), 8/31 at Urbana, 9/7 Groveport-Madison (Groveport), 9/14 at Africentric Early College (Columbus), 9/21 South (Columbus), 9/28 Marion-Franklin (Columbus), 10/5 at West (Columbus), 10/12 Eastmoor Academy (Columbus), 10/19 Briggs (Columbus), 10/26 at Independence (Columbus)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marion-Franklin (Columbus) (45.7), Upper Arlington (Columbus) (37.8), Eastmoor Academy (Columbus) (34.5)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South (Columbus) (-30), Africentric Early College (Columbus) (-16), Briggs (Columbus) (4.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #218
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3241
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%