Basehor-Linwood (Basehor, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bobcats Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Rod Stallbaumer League: Kaw Valley Playoff Division: 4A I Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS J.C. Watson 5'11" 165 Senior QB/CB 4.6 T.J. Williams 5'8" 185 Senior LB/RB 4.9 Nolan Ford 6'1" 185 Junior LB/RB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Very Good Strength/Conditioning Program Team Weaknesses: Replacing Most Offensive Starters, Decreased Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 40.6 2016 National Rank: #691 2016 State Rank: #7 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 34.1 2017 National Rank: #1198 2017 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.6 Dynasty National Rank: #5396 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.5 Dynasty Record: 78-60 (55-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 42.6 2016 Points Against Average: 15.6 2016 Differential: +27 2016 Wins: #1699 DeSoto (21-14), #2593 Spring Hill (50-12), #2834 Ottawa (48-14), #2938 Piper (Kansas City) (48-34), #4349 Independence (46-6), #4656 Bonner Springs (45-16), #4802 Atchison (42-12), #5162 Tonganoxie (27-12), #7548 Lansing (45-9), #8264 Turner (Kansas City) (57-6), #14066 Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (82-0) 2016 Losses: #77 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (52-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 70-49 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2011, 2010, 2009 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Bishop Ward (Kansas City), 9/8 at Spring Hill, 9/15 at Turner (Kansas City), 9/22 Independence, 9/29 Bonner Springs, 10/6 Lansing, 10/13 at Piper (Kansas City), 10/20 Atchison, 10/27 at Tonganoxie Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bonner Springs (16), Tonganoxie (13.7), Spring Hill (13.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Ward (Kansas City) (-42), Lansing (-4.9), Turner (Kansas City) (2.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (20.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6693 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%