| Pittsburg (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Purple/White Coach: Tom Nickelson League: Southeast Kansas Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #22 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2012 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alex Barnes 6'0" 200 Junior RB/FS 4.59 Drake Markley 6'2" 230 Junior OL/DE 5.39 Sage Mahnken 6'3" 275 Junior OL/DT 5.89 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hard-Working, Running Ball, Competitive Attitude Team Weaknesses: Question Mark At QB, Small Senior Class, Must Replace Key Defenders RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 11 2012 National Rank: #5345 2012 State Rank: #81 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 5.1 2013 National Rank: #6492 2013 State Rank: #109 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 16.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3623 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.7 Dynasty Record: 26-19 (23-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 5-4 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 35.9 2012 Points Against Average: 34.9 2012 Differential: +1 2012 Wins: #4187 Chanute (26-21), #5377 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (67-53), #11188 Labette County (Altamont) (49-15), #12743 Independence (50-13), #14049 Parsons (69-6) 2012 Losses: #1072 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (61-21), #1680 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (49-21), #1775 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (55-0), #3880 Fort Scott (41-20) 2012 Opponents W-L: 47-45 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Labette County (Altamont), 9/13 Independence, 9/20 at Fort Scott, 9/27 Chanute, 10/4 at Parsons, 10/11 Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 10/18 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/25 Blue Valley (Stilwell), 11/1 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (38.2), Blue Valley (Stilwell) (33.8), Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (28.7) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Parsons (-37.6), Independence (-29), Labette County (Altamont) (-20.1) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.1 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5933 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2013 Projected League Finish: 4th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |