Pittsburg (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Purple/White Coach: Tom Nickelson League: Southeast Kansas Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 2-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alex Barnes 6'1" 215 Senior RB/FS 4.48 Sage Mahnken 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DT 5.55 Will Mengarelli 5'9" 185 Junior FB/LB 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, OL, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Senior Leadership RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 30.3 2013 National Rank: #1763 2013 State Rank: #30 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2014 Starting Power Rating: 34.7 2014 National Rank: #1054 2014 State Rank: #15 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 22.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1849 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.6 Dynasty Record: 70-38 (50-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 37.6 2013 Points Against Average: 21.4 2013 Differential: +16.2 2013 Wins: #777 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (42-14), #2554 Chanute (35-25), #5133 Fort Scott (33-20), #5690 Independence (43-0), #10869 Labette County (Altamont) (42-2), #13543 Parsons (63-0) 2013 Losses: #169 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (35-14), #523 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (56-35), #2507 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (41-31) 2013 Opponents W-L: 55-43 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (27-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 Field Kindley (Coffeyville), 9/12 at Independence, 9/19 Fort Scott, 9/26 at Chanute, 10/3 Parsons, 10/10 at Arkansas City, 10/17 Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/24 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 10/31 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (42.7), Field Kindley (Coffeyville) (34.5), Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (26) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Parsons (-32.6), Arkansas City (0.4), Independence (9.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3009 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10% |