Blue Valley (Stilwell, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Tigers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Eric Driskell
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2015 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Kirrian Kirby 6'4" 270 OL 5.2
Michael Maffry 6'1" 215 LB 4.7
William Evans 5'11" 205 RB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Chemistry, Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 50
2015 National Rank: #337
2015 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 49.5
2016 National Rank: #332
2016 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 41.3
Dynasty National Rank: #197
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 118-37 (56-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 36.2
2015 Points Against Average: 20.8
2015 Differential: +15.4
2015 Wins: #183 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (42-35), #911 Lawrence (42-17), #954 Olathe North (Olathe) (43-19), #1854 West (Shawnee Mission) (37-14), #3427 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (34-24), #3575 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (47-14), #4340 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (25-7), #5114 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (35-7), #6877 Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee Mission) (62-27), #7062 South (Olathe) (49-16)
2015 Losses: #137 Derby (27-14), #275 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (35-13), #1063 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (28-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 78-58
Recent State Championships: 2013 (5A), 2010 (5A), 2006 (5A), 2003 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2008, 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (35-28)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 9/9 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 9/16 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 9/23 at Mill Valley (Shawnee), 9/30 St. James Academy (Lenexa), 10/7 at Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 10/14 at Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 10/21 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (67.4), Mill Valley (Shawnee) (55.9), Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (46.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (10), Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (14.1), Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (18.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.2 (32.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 34.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #289
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%