Bellevue West (Bellevue, NE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Michael Huffman
League: A District 3 (moving from A District 2)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2013 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Clester Johnson Jr 6'2" 180 Senior WR/ATH 4.55 [Wyoming]
Malik Hluchoweckyj 6'0" 170 Senior DB/WR 4.60
Jadyn Kowalski 6'3.5" 185 Junior QB 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Experience On OL
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At LB, S, QB

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 23.9
2013 National Rank: #2677
2013 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 23.4
2014 National Rank: #2525
2014 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 18
Dynasty National Rank: #2724
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 65-48 [64-49 on the field] (23-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (5th)
2013 Points For Average: 36
2013 Points Against Average: 26.2
2013 Differential: +9.8
2013 Wins: #426 Omaha North (Omaha) (35-30), #3215 Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion) (34-24), #4792 Millard South (Omaha) (27-13), #6453 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (41-13), #8558 Benson (Omaha) (47-22), #11341 Omaha South (Omaha) (42-6)
2013 Losses: #1386 Grand Island (35-27), #1791 Burke (Omaha) (38-37), #1936 Millard North (Omaha) (50-49), #2394 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (31-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-50
Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2004 (A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Omaha Westside (Omaha) (41-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Omaha Westside (Omaha), 9/5 at Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion), 9/12 Omaha South (Omaha), 9/18 at Omaha North (Omaha), 9/26 Bellevue East (Bellevue), 10/3 at South Sioux City, 10/9 at Millard North (Omaha), 10/17 Creighton Prep (Omaha), 10/24 at Omaha Central (Omaha)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha North (Omaha) (59.5), Omaha Westside (Omaha) (40.5), Millard North (Omaha) (29)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha South (Omaha) (-16), Bellevue East (Bellevue) (6.1), South Sioux City (11.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (20.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1264
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 4th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%