Van Buren (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Black Knights Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Kevin Shoup League: Blanchard Valley Playoff Division: VI Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ross Adolph RB/DB Drew Conner DE Adam Endicott QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3-Year Returning Starter At RB, OL Experience, Effective Ground Game Team Weaknesses: Small Senior Class, Graduated A Lot Of Leaders RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 6.9 2012 National Rank: #6307 2012 State Rank: #362 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 8 2013 National Rank: #5745 2013 State Rank: #334 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -2 Dynasty National Rank: #8623 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4 Dynasty Record: 19-31 (16-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 5-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (6th) 2012 Points For Average: 25.7 2012 Points Against Average: 15.2 2012 Differential: +10.5 2012 Wins: #8753 Arcadia (35-0), #10856 Cory-Rawson (Rawson) (46-8), #12281 Vanlue (40-7), #13436 Hardin Northern (Dola) (42-0), #13809 Ridgedale (Morral) (53-0) 2012 Losses: #867 McComb (43-6), #910 Liberty-Benton (Findlay) (20-6), #2391 Leipsic (27-7), #4376 Arlington (26-8), #7024 Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora) (21-14) 2012 Opponents W-L: 52-58 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 Ottawa Hills (Toledo), 9/6 at Hardin Northern (Dola), 9/13 Leipsic, 9/20 at Arcadia, 9/27 at Arlington, 10/4 Pandora-Gilboa (Pandora), 10/11 at Vanlue, 10/18 at Cory-Rawson (Rawson), 10/25 Liberty-Benton (Findlay), 11/1 McComb Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: McComb (38.6), Liberty-Benton (Findlay) (38.1), Leipsic (25.5) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hardin Northern (Dola) (-30.8), Vanlue (-21.1), Ottawa Hills (Toledo) (-16.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #398 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6584 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2013 Projected League Finish: 5th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%