Halstead (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jason Grider League: Central Kansas Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Blake Beckett 6'0" 180 Junior RB/LB Zack Wright 6'1" 215 Junior RB/LB Tate Kaufman 6'5" 215 Junior TE/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: QB RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -2.2 2013 National Rank: #8489 2013 State Rank: #137 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 0 2014 National Rank: #7643 2014 State Rank: #125 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 3 Dynasty National Rank: #7213 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7 Dynasty Record: 47-57 (32-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 4-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (6th) 2013 Points For Average: 18 2013 Points Against Average: 21.3 2013 Differential: -3.3 2013 Wins: #8564 Lyons (39-21), #10063 Sterling (30-27), #10855 Pratt (28-15), #11168 Moundridge (31-0) 2013 Losses: #4569 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (14-3), #4775 Hesston (20-0), #5265 Marion (27-0), #5894 Kingman (12-0), #5894 Kingman (28-21), #10152 Hillsboro (49-28) 2013 Opponents W-L: 56-40 Recent League Championships: 2009 (Mid-Central - Mid) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 Haven, 9/12 at Hesston, 9/19 Hillsboro, 9/26 Smoky Valley (Lindsborg), 10/3 at Sterling, 10/10 at Nickerson, 10/17 Kingman, 10/24 Garden Plain, 10/30 at Trinity (Hutchinson) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Smoky Valley (Lindsborg) (10.9), Hesston (2.5), Trinity (Hutchinson) (2.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Nickerson (-25.6), Haven (-18.6), Sterling (-12.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.9 (1.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #168 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9826 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 5th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%