West Lyon (Inwood, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jay Rozeboom League: A District 1 Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2012 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Snyder 6'0" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.60 Kaleb Heyer 6'0" 190 Junior RB/LB 4.80 Cody Bauman 6'6" 230 Junior TE/DE 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Key Position Inexperience, Competitiveness Team Weaknesses: Graduated A Few Big Play-Makers RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 13.9 2012 National Rank: #4659 2012 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 18.8 2013 National Rank: #3361 2013 State Rank: #24 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 19.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2961 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2 Dynasty Record: 52-11 (32-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 9-2 2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 36.2 2012 Points Against Average: 9.5 2012 Differential: +26.7 2012 Wins: #5556 Akron-Westfield (Akron) (35-0), #7176 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (14-7), #7700 Lawton-Bronson (Lawton) (57-3), #7994 Woodbury Central (Moville) (43-8), #10134 Sioux Center (47-18), #10610 Bishop Garrigan (Algona) (41-19), #11782 West Sioux (Hawarden) (48-0), #12464 Alta/Aurelia (Alta) (42-7), #13460 Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (49-0) 2012 Losses: #4252 Hinton (28-12), #4252 Hinton (14-10) 2012 Opponents W-L: 59-56 Recent State Championships: 2010 (1A) Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2009 (1A District 1), 2008 (1A District 1), 2007 (1A District 1), 2006 (1A District 1), 2003 (1A District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids), 9/6 Sioux Center, 9/13 at Hinton, 9/20 West Sioux (Hawarden), 9/27 Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley), 10/4 at Alta/Aurelia (Alta), 10/11 at Lawton-Bronson (Lawton), 10/18 Woodbury Central (Moville), 10/25 at Akron-Westfield (Akron) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hinton (15.7), Akron-Westfield (Akron) (10), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (3.3) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (-31.1), Alta/Aurelia (Alta) (-22.2), West Sioux (Hawarden) (-17.8) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 (-3 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #100 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9736 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 50% |