Swan Valley (Saginaw, MI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Kevin Gavenda
League: Tri-Valley - Central
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Martin 6'0.5" 230 Senior DE/OL 4.9
Emmett Boehler 5'8" 190 Junior FB/ILB 4.7
Nick Sulen 6'2.5" 225 Senior TE/OLB 4.92

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athletic
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 13.3
2015 National Rank: #4835
2015 State Rank: #172
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 8.8
2016 National Rank: #5717
2016 State Rank: #213
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2275
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.6
Dynasty Record: 104-38 (70-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-4
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 24.9
2015 Points Against Average: 23.5
2015 Differential: +1.4
2015 Wins: #4900 Alma (26-21), #6388 Glenn [John] (Bay City) (28-21), #7663 Yale (26-18), #7715 Hemlock (49-14), #9177 Shepherd (20-13), #9952 Bullock Creek (Midland) (24-6)
2015 Losses: #1631 Freeland (28-20), #1940 Comstock Park (38-35), #3127 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (27-0), #6440 Chesaning (49-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 52-46
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2006, 2003 (Tri-Valley West)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/1/16 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (35-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Zeeland East (Zeeland), 9/1 Standish-Sterling (Standish), 9/9 at Alma, 9/16 Shepherd, 9/23 Chesaning, 9/30 at Bullock Creek (Midland), 10/7 at Freeland, 10/14 Carrollton, 10/21 at Yale
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Freeland (24.5), Zeeland East (Zeeland) (23.6), Chesaning (6.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Standish-Sterling (Standish) (-15.5), Bullock Creek (Midland) (-14.8), Carrollton (-9.4)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (11.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.8
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #239
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7313
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%