Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Stags
Colors: Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Jon Holmes
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 4A I
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Carter Putz 5'11" 190 Senior QB 4.7
Jack Burns 6'3" 280 Senior OL 5.5
Joe Watskey 5'11" 225 Senior LB 4.8

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jafar Armstrong 6'1" 205 Senior WR
Djimon Colbert 6'0" 210 Senior CB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 3-Year Starter At QB, Strong Senior Class, Athletic Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 60.3
2016 National Rank: #77
2016 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 61.2
2017 National Rank: #111
2017 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 31.6
Dynasty National Rank: #722
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 29.6
Dynasty Record: 105-52 (41-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 48.6
2016 Points Against Average: 11
2016 Differential: +37.6
2016 Wins: #612 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (64-21), #687 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (52-0), #809 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (48-21), #953 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (24-6), #1033 Buhler (53-21), #1632 Louisburg (49-6), #1699 DeSoto (50-0), #2558 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (38-7), #2593 Spring Hill (57-19), #2938 Piper (Kansas City) (64-0), #4349 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (54-7), #6841 Eudora (51-0)
2016 Losses: #178 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (35-28)
2016 Opponents W-L: 92-50
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2009 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/9/16 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (38-7), 9/16/16 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (48-21), 9/23/16 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (24-6), 9/30/16 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (54-7), 10/7/16 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (64-21), 10/14/16 Eudora (51-0), 10/21/16 DeSoto (50-0), 10/28/16 Spring Hill (57-19), 11/4/16 Piper (Kansas City) (64-0), 11/11/16 Louisburg (49-6), 11/18/16 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (52-0), 11/26/16 Buhler (53-21)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Blue Valley (Stilwell), 9/8 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner), 9/15 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 9/22 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 9/28 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/6 at Mill Valley (Shawnee), 10/13 Eudora, 10/20 DeSoto, 10/27 at Spring Hill
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (47.1), Mill Valley (Shawnee) (41.4), Blue Valley (Stilwell) (41.3)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eudora (5.4), Spring Hill (13.3), Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (21.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26 (32.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #578
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 76%