Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Cory Brandt
League: 3A District 1 (moving from 2A District 1)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Omar Mejia 5'7" 155 Senior DB/RB
Marcus Van Kekerix 5'10" 190 Senior C/LB
Brady Moser 6'0" 215 Senior HB/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2013 National Rank: #3366
2013 State Rank: #26
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2014 National Rank: #2837
2014 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3315
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 86-31 (58-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 32.9
2013 Points Against Average: 13.6
2013 Differential: +19.3
2013 Wins: #4376 Spirit Lake (34-28), #4376 Spirit Lake (31-8), #4867 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (28-15), #7371 Garner-Hayfield/Ventura (Garner) (34-13), #8116 Western Christian (Hull) (26-0), #8152 Emmetsburg (44-12), #8354 Sheldon (28-14), #9245 MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (42-0), #12773 Unity Christian (Orange City) (49-0), #13690 Washington (Cherokee) (55-6)
2013 Losses: #2483 Sioux Center (48-24), #2483 Sioux Center (19-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 71-55
Recent League Championships: 2012 (2A District 1), 2011 (3A District 2), 2009 (2A District 1), 2003 (tied for 1st; 2A District 1)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 Western Christian (Hull), 9/5 at Sioux Center, 9/12 Spencer, 9/19 at Sergeant Bluff-Luton (Sergeant Bluff), 9/26 at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids), 10/3 Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City), 10/10 Storm Lake, 10/17 at Le Mars, 10/24 Denison-Schleswig (Denison)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Heelan Catholic (Sioux City) (49.4), Sioux Center (27.7), Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids) (13)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Storm Lake (-9.3), Denison-Schleswig (Denison) (-5), Western Christian (Hull) (-0.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 (5.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4202
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%