Water Valley (MS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Brad Embry League: 3A Region 2 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Rob Mitchell 5'11" 220 Senior OL/DL Jeremiah Ray 6'0" 195 Junior DE/OLB Jayvon Morgan 6'2" 185 Junior WR/CB RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 8.1 2015 National Rank: #6011 2015 State Rank: #140 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.6 2016 National Rank: #6243 2016 State Rank: #146 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 10.6 Dynasty National Rank: #4779 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4 Dynasty Record: 96-62 (48-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 21.7 2015 Points Against Average: 22 2015 Differential: -0.3 2015 Wins: #5550 Winona (20-9), #7038 North Panola (Sardis) (30-18), #7528 Independence (35-14), #7754 Jackson [Velma] (Camden) (32-12), #8025 Palmer [Madison S.] (Marks) (21-14), #11632 Holly Springs (38-0), #12007 Coffeeville (34-20) 2015 Losses: #1304 Senatobia (38-7), #1364 Charleston (29-14), #3464 Aberdeen (42-13), #3481 Calhoun City (50-12), #4698 Pontotoc (26-19), #5623 Eupora (14-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 93-67 Recent League Championships: 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Eupora, 8/26 vs Coffeeville, 9/2 Calhoun City, 9/9 at Pontotoc, 9/16 at Senatobia, 9/23 Winona, 9/30 Charleston, 10/7 vs Independence, 10/14 vs North Panola (Sardis), 10/21 Holly Springs, 10/28 Palmer [Madison S.] (Marks) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Senatobia (39.7), Charleston (33.4), Calhoun City (21.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Coffeeville (-27.6), Holly Springs (-11.1), North Panola (Sardis) (5.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9 (8.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #126 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4804 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 4th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%