| Platte County (Platte City, MO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Bill Utz League: Suburban - Blue Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2012 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jesse Eggers 6'4" 210 Senior LB 4.80 Reid Walker 6'4" 220 Senior OL 5.00 Collin Byrd 6'0" 200 Senior OL 5.00 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several Returning Letter-Winners Team Weaknesses: Specialty Positions RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 28.7 2012 National Rank: #1944 2012 State Rank: #33 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 20.8 2013 National Rank: #2956 2013 State Rank: #56 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 18.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3085 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6 Dynasty Record: 34-23 (15-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 10-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 26.6 2012 Points Against Average: 16.5 2012 Differential: +10.1 2012 Wins: #1998 Smithville (27-21), #2279 Winnetonka (Kansas City) (28-7), #2672 Kearney (28-27), #2942 Liberty North (Liberty) (35-14), #3388 Raytown South (Raytown) (25-13), #5220 North Kansas City (21-12), #7088 Grandview (20-6), #8773 Chrisman [William] (Independence) (31-14), #9438 Benton (St. Joseph) (35-6), #11996 Ruskin (Kansas City) (42-0) 2012 Losses: #1641 Harrisonville (28-7), #2559 Central (St. Joseph) (34-24), #2942 Liberty North (Liberty) (33-23) 2012 Opponents W-L: 68-74 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2006 (Midland Empire), 2003 (Midland Empire) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Chrisman [William] (Independence), 9/6 at Central (St. Joseph), 9/13 at Ruskin (Kansas City), 9/20 Grandview, 9/27 at Kearney, 10/4 North Kansas City, 10/11 at Liberty North (Liberty), 10/18 Winnetonka (Kansas City), 10/25 at Raytown South (Raytown) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Central (St. Joseph) (29), Liberty North (Liberty) (28.8), Winnetonka (Kansas City) (28.6) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ruskin (Kansas City) (-19.2), Chrisman [William] (Independence) (-3), Grandview (5.8) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 (15.4 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #70 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3256 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2013 Projected League Finish: 4th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |