| Yankton (SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bucks/Gazelles Colors: Red/Black Coach: Arlin Likness League: Eastern South Dakota Playoff Division: 11AA Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2015 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Dylan Lynde 6'0" 210 Senior LB/FB 4.7 Jordan Payer 6'4" 255 Senior T/NG 5.1 Nate Stephenson 6'0" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Coming Off Back-To-Back State Championships, Hard-Working, Size/Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Key Positions RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 20.8 2015 National Rank: #3322 2015 State Rank: #9 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 17.3 2016 National Rank: #3809 2016 State Rank: #13 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4037 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2 Dynasty Record: 94-48 (57-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 24.8 2015 Points Against Average: 20.8 2015 Differential: +4 2015 Wins: #4273 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (21-20), #5579 Harrisburg (19-7), #5579 Harrisburg (28-0), #6055 Mitchell (21-14), #6659 Brookings (42-35), #7544 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (36-25), #9928 Huron (33-8), #9928 Huron (45-18), #10566 Douglas (Box Elder) (34-14) 2015 Losses: #734 Washington (Sioux Falls) (43-19), #1531 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (35-0), #4273 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre) (31-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 70-61 Recent State Championships: 2015, 2014 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st), 2005 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Brookings, 9/2 at Mitchell, 9/9 Washington (Sioux Falls), 9/16 at Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/23 Riggs [T. F.] (Pierre), 9/30 at O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 10/7 Huron, 10/14 at Douglas (Box Elder), 10/21 Harrisburg Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (Sioux Falls) (37.5), O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (18.7), Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (8.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Douglas (Box Elder) (-19.8), Huron (-10.4), Mitchell (1.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.6 (8.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5909 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |