Hazen (ND) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bison Colors: Green/White/Gold Coach: Rick Philion League: A Region 4 Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Denzel Sanders 6'1" 230 Senior DE/G 5.1 Wyatt Carr 6'4" 220 Junior QB/LB 4.8 Jonah Zimmerman 6'2" 225 FB/LB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Bulk Of Defense, All LBs Return, Very Skilled In Backfield Team Weaknesses: Need To Find Some Replacements In Secondary/OL, Lost Some Very Good Leaders RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 24.3 2014 National Rank: #2709 2014 State Rank: #7 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7 2015 Starting Power Rating: 23.8 2015 National Rank: #2641 2015 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16 Dynasty National Rank: #3245 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.8 Dynasty Record: 91-26 (62-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 10-1 2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 36 2014 Points Against Average: 13.7 2014 Differential: +22.3 2014 Wins: #2613 Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer) (27-16), #3761 Minot/Dakota Memorial (Minot) (27-14), #3791 Beulah (14-6), #6485 Berthold/Our Redeemer's Christian/North Shore (Berthold) (43-14), #9088 Des Lacs-Burlington (Des Lacs) (46-18), #9769 Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] (Belfield) (48-16), #10816 New Salem/Glen Ullin (New Salem) (55-28), #11323 Southern McLean [Washburn/Wilton/Wing] (Washburn) (47-13), #12709 Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky] (Turtle Lake) (42-6), #12759 Garrison/Max (Garrison) (41-6) 2014 Losses: #2613 Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer) (14-6) 2014 Opponents W-L: 62-42 Recent State Championships: 2013, 2012 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011, 2006 (tied for 1st; AA Region 2) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3 Streak List: 9/4/15 Bottineau (46-15), 9/11/15 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope) (44-28), 9/18/15 Garrison/Max (Garrison) (54-12) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Beulah, 9/4 at Bottineau, 9/11 Westhope/Newburg/Glenburn (Westhope), 9/18 at Garrison/Max (Garrison), 9/25 Standing Rock/Selfridge (Fort Yates), 10/2 at Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] (Belfield), 10/9 Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer), 10/16 at Washburn/Wilton (Washburn) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Killdeer/Halliday (Killdeer) (24.8), Beulah (23.1), Heart River co-op [Belfield/South Heart] (Belfield) (-8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Standing Rock/Selfridge (Fort Yates) (-44.5), Bottineau (-26.9), Garrison/Max (Garrison) (-25.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (2.1 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10133 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29% |