| Northwest Whitfield (Tunnel Hill, GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bruins Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Josh Robinson League: AAAA Region 6 (moving from AAAA Region 7) Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 2-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Luke Shiflett 6'2" 180 Junior QB 4.5 Chase Blackwell 6'0" 225 Senior LB 4.8 Noah Conry 6'3" 220 Senior DE 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning All Skill Position Players, 3-Year Starting K Is Back, Tremendous DL Depth Team Weaknesses: Defensive Inexperience, Several Players Returning From Surgeries RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 15.4 2015 National Rank: #4377 2015 State Rank: #172 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 18.6 2016 National Rank: #3565 2016 State Rank: #142 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4144 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 87-51 (60-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 28.1 2015 Points Against Average: 18.5 2015 Differential: +9.6 2015 Wins: #4555 Pickens (Jasper) (33-16), #5715 Ridgeland (Rossville) (43-29), #7147 Ringgold (28-18), #7586 Gilmer (Ellijay) (38-7), #7781 Heritage (Ringgold) (42-7), #8686 Cedartown (42-13), #11648 LaFayette (24-0) 2015 Losses: #123 Cartersville (44-13), #3468 Grady (Atlanta) (28-27), #5160 Dade County (Trenton) (21-7), #7968 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) (21-12) 2015 Opponents W-L: 62-60 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; 7A-AAAA) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Ringgold, 8/26 South Atlanta (Atlanta), 9/2 Dalton, 9/9 Model (Rome), 9/23 at Ridgeland (Rossville), 9/30 LaFayette, 10/7 at Heritage (Ringgold), 10/14 Pickens (Jasper), 10/21 at Gilmer (Ellijay), 10/28 Southeast Whitfield County (Dalton) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dalton (42.3), Model (Rome) (19.6), Pickens (Jasper) (16.1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Atlanta (Atlanta) (-19), LaFayette (-12.8), Ringgold (-9.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (9.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #258 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6049 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |