Johannesburg-Lewiston (Johannesburg, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Joseph Smokevitch League: Northern Michigan - Legacy (moving from Ski-Valley) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 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 Dominic Cassisi 5'10" 165 Senior HB/DB Devin Koscielniak 6'7" 320 Junior NG/T Cody Haase 5'10" 185 Senior HB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 10.7 2015 National Rank: #5440 2015 State Rank: #199 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 1.2 2016 National Rank: #7512 2016 State Rank: #279 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -7.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10629 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1 Dynasty Record: 89-44 (62-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-2 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 41.4 2015 Points Against Average: 14.6 2015 Differential: +26.8 2015 Wins: #9523 Consortium College Prep (Detroit) (58-30), #9769 Central Lake (35-8), #10160 Alcona (Lincoln) (48-22), #10326 Manton (35-32), #11249 Inland Lakes (Indian River) (52-18), #11684 St. Mary Cathedral (Gaylord) (54-0), #12112 Hillman (35-8), #12836 Mancelona (57-0), #14120 Forest Area (Fife Lake) (52-0) 2015 Losses: #2929 LaSalle (St. Ignace) (16-8), #2929 LaSalle (St. Ignace) (27-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 59-51 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Ski-Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Ski-Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Mancelona, 9/2 at Manton, 9/9 at LaSalle (St. Ignace), 9/16 Central Lake, 9/23 at Frankfort, 9/30 Inland Lakes (Indian River), 10/7 St. Mary Cathedral (Gaylord), 10/14 at East Jordan, 10/21 at Harbor Springs Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: LaSalle (St. Ignace) (21.3), Frankfort (2.6), Manton (-7.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mancelona (-26.5), East Jordan (-25.4), Harbor Springs (-23.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 (-8.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #424 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11306 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%