| Licking Valley (Newark, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Randy Baughman League: Licking County - Big Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Garrett Robinson 5'11" 185 Senior FB/LB 4.8 Jaqui Vanmeter 6'0" 260 Senior T/DT 5.1 Bailey Hayden 5'9" 170 Senior TB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Team Speed, Experience At Many Positions, 4 OL/Top Three Tacklers Return Team Weaknesses: Depth, Size RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 17.2 2014 National Rank: #4024 2014 State Rank: #253 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 19.7 2015 National Rank: #3374 2015 State Rank: #211 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 28.8 Dynasty National Rank: #953 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1 Dynasty Record: 110-31 (69-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 8-3 2014 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2014 Points For Average: 26.2 2014 Points Against Average: 18.5 2014 Differential: +7.7 2014 Wins: #3127 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (21-13), #3372 Granville (24-17), #4263 Licking Heights (Pataskala) (26-9), #5712 Heath (42-36), #8080 Philo (Duncan Falls) (19-13), #8970 Utica (28-13), #9505 Lakewood (Hebron) (68-22), #12534 Northridge (Johnstown) (40-0) 2014 Losses: #849 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (42-6), #2720 Maysville (Zanesville) (30-7), #4133 Watkins Memorial (Pataskala) (9-7) 2014 Opponents W-L: 65-52 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st; Mid-State - Ohio), 2010 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2008 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2007 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2006 (Mid-State - Ohio), 2005 (Mid-State Ohio), 2003 (tied for 1st; Mid-State Ohio) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 at Tri-Valley (Dresden), 9/4 at Philo (Duncan Falls), 9/11 Bloom-Carroll (Carroll), 9/18 at Heath, 9/25 Linden-McKinley (Columbus), 10/2 at Lakewood (Hebron), 10/9 Granville, 10/16 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown), 10/22 at Watkins Memorial (Pataskala), 10/30 Licking Heights (Pataskala) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Dresden) (35.5), Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (27.4), Granville (23.4) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Linden-McKinley (Columbus) (-25.4), Lakewood (Hebron) (-6.3), Philo (Duncan Falls) (2.5) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.7 (11.6 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #276 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4404 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |