| 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: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2012 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mike Jones 5'8" 165 Senior RB/KR 4.42 Kole Smith 6'3" 275 Senior DL 5.11 Zach Nachbar 6'2" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.74 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Many Positions, Coming Off Playoff Season, Speed/Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth On Lines RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 45 2012 National Rank: #455 2012 State Rank: #7 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 50.9 2013 National Rank: #186 2013 State Rank: #2 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 28.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1418 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.1 Dynasty Record: 31-22 (17-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 10-2 2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 36.8 2012 Points Against Average: 17.3 2012 Differential: +19.5 2012 Wins: #349 Hutchinson (35-10), #1435 Emporia (35-20), #1448 Hays (35-6), #1775 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (28-7), #2465 Maize (43-14), #3078 Central (Salina) (23-20), #3459 Great Bend (56-21), #5656 Newton (40-10), #6394 Goddard (62-21), #9292 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (49-7) 2012 Losses: #103 Carroll (Wichita) (45-21), #629 Derby (27-14) 2012 Opponents W-L: 76-49 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Derby, 9/13 at Maize, 9/20 Blue Valley (Stilwell), 9/27 at Haysville Campus (Wichita), 10/4 Hutchinson, 10/11 Newton, 10/18 at Central (Salina), 10/25 Hays, 11/1 Great Bend Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (49.1), Derby (48.4), Blue Valley (Stilwell) (33.8) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Haysville Campus (Wichita) (-5.9), Newton (9.6), Great Bend (15.3) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 (27.9 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #896 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 46% |