Dryden (NY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Purple/White Coach: Ralph Boettger League: Section 4 B Division 3 (moving from Section 4 C Division 5) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #44 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 2-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Denver Space 6'2" 220 Senior OL/DT 5.27 Trevor Gardner 5'10" 175 Senior QB/SS 5.01 Elim Schenck 6'1" 185 Senior SE/DE 4.95 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Speed, Intelligence Team Weaknesses: Young/Untested Players Stepping Into Prominent Roles RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -3.3 2015 National Rank: #8698 2015 State Rank: #286 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: -2.8 2016 National Rank: #8493 2016 State Rank: #271 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -4 Dynasty National Rank: #9491 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.2 Dynasty Record: 45-70 (17-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 5-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 22.9 2015 Points Against Average: 21.6 2015 Differential: +1.3 2015 Wins: #9778 Moravia (34-26), #9819 Groton (39-34), #11921 Oneonta (45-12), #13083 Edison [Thomas A.] (Elmira Heights) (21-14), #13368 Newfield (35-6) 2015 Losses: #334 Chenango Forks (Binghamton) (49-0), #5577 Watkins Glen/Odessa-Montour (Watkins Glen) (22-19), #8178 Norwich (13-0), #8727 Lansing (18-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 36-46 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; Section 4 B Division IV) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 Groton, 9/9 at Spencer-Van Etten/Candor (Spencer), 9/16 Windsor Central (Windsor), 9/23 at Ithaca, 9/30 Chittenango, 10/7 at Owego Free Academy (Owego), 10/14 at Waverly, 10/21 Maine-Endwell (Endwell) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Maine-Endwell (Endwell) (39.8), Waverly (33.1), Windsor Central (Windsor) (15) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Groton (-8.3), Ithaca (-0.7), Chittenango (9.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15 (1.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +27.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3887 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |