| Waynedale (Apple Creek, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Brown/Gold Coach: Matt Zuercher League: Wayne County Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 10 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nick Strausbaugh 6'0" 185 Senior RB/S 4.65 Reid Stanley 5'10" 175 Senior RB/LB 4.75 Brevin Riebe 5'11" 175 Senior QB/C 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Deal Of Experience Returning, Every Position Will Have Someone Who Started Multiple Games Last Season, Large Senior Group To Provide Leadership Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, Must Learn How To Win Close Games/Finish Consistently RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 13 2014 National Rank: #4904 2014 State Rank: #298 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 25.5 2015 National Rank: #2348 2015 State Rank: #156 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6060 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19 Dynasty Record: 70-56 (47-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 5-5 2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2014 Points For Average: 29.1 2014 Points Against Average: 24.8 2014 Differential: +4.3 2014 Wins: #4513 Norwayne (Creston) (35-21), #4548 Smithville (32-14), #7518 Northwestern (West Salem) (48-7), #10052 Rittman (49-15), #11972 Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville) (27-14) 2014 Losses: #1216 Triway (Wooster) (74-47), #1901 Chippewa (Doylestown) (47-26), #2832 Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (13-7), #5016 Dalton (13-7), #5049 Ridgewood (West Lafayette) (30-13) 2014 Opponents W-L: 60-45 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville), 9/4 Ridgewood (West Lafayette), 9/11 at Triway (Wooster), 9/18 at Norwayne (Creston), 9/25 Hillsdale (Jeromesville), 10/2 at Chippewa (Doylestown), 10/9 at Northwestern (West Salem), 10/16 Dalton, 10/23 at Rittman, 10/30 Smithville Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Chippewa (Doylestown) (31), Triway (Wooster) (28.2), Hillsdale (Jeromesville) (23.5) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscarawas Valley (Zoarville) (-10.8), Rittman (-8.4), Northwestern (West Salem) (1) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4166 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |