| Ithaca (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Terry Hessbrook League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Joey Bentley 6'1" 165 Junior QB/S Greg Woodcock 5'9" 235 Senior OL/LB Colton Campbell 5'8" 155 Junior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Good Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Lost A Great Deal To Graduation, Need Players To Step Into New Roles RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 43.4 2015 National Rank: #622 2015 State Rank: #18 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2016 Starting Power Rating: 34.9 2016 National Rank: #1226 2016 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 24.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1540 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 137-21 (79-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 14-0 2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 44.4 2015 Points Against Average: 7.6 2015 Differential: +36.8 2015 Wins: #1094 Clinton (27-20), #1397 St. Francis (Traverse City) (28-19), #3909 Meridian (Sanford) (42-6), #4179 Vassar (56-14), #4409 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (38-0), #5496 Laingsburg (34-10), #7861 Merrill (49-6), #7999 Clare (42-14), #9112 St. Charles (42-0), #9177 Shepherd (47-6), #9501 St. Louis (55-0), #10743 Carrollton (58-0), #10801 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (51-0), #13736 Breckenridge (52-12) 2015 Losses: none 2015 Opponents W-L: 90-55 Recent State Championships: 2015 (6), 2013 (6), 2012 (6), 2011 (6), 2010 (6) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 16 Streak List: 8/27/15 Clare (42-14), 9/3/15 St. Charles (42-0), 9/11/15 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (51-0), 9/18/15 Breckenridge (52-12), 9/25/15 Merrill (49-6), 10/2/15 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (38-0), 10/9/15 St. Louis (55-0), 10/16/15 Carrollton (58-0), 10/23/15 Shepherd (47-6), 10/30/15 Vassar (56-14), 11/6/15 Meridian (Sanford) (42-6), 11/13/15 Laingsburg (34-10), 11/21/15 St. Francis (Traverse City) (28-19), 11/27/15 Clinton (27-20), 8/26/16 Clare (31-28), 9/1/16 St. Charles (42-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Clare, 9/1 St. Charles, 9/9 at Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 9/16 Pinconning, 9/23 at Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 9/30 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 10/7 at St. Louis, 10/14 Hemlock, 10/21 Shepherd Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (16.8), Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (16.7), Clare (7.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Pinconning (-27.8), Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-7.1), St. Charles (-4.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (10.2 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7775 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 83% |