Blanchard (OK)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Jeff Craig League: 4A District 2 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jackson Greenwood 6'3" 245 Senior ILB/TE 4.65 Jamie Nance 6'0" 150 Junior WR/CB 4.5 Jaxon Stratton 5'10" 165 Senior SS 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Several Skill Position Players Back, 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Lost Leading Tacklers At ILB/OLB/Both DEs, Secondary Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 14.6 2016 National Rank: #4133 2016 State Rank: #77 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.1 2017 National Rank: #3990 2017 State Rank: #78 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 18.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2764 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 92-67 (53-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 30.8 2016 Points Against Average: 18.4 2016 Differential: +12.4 2016 Wins: #6606 Central (Tulsa) (49-30), #7253 Cleveland (44-14), #8630 Newcastle (55-3), #8964 Harrah (50-0), #9007 Lone Grove (39-6), #10583 Tecumseh (24-14) 2016 Losses: #1122 Heritage Hall (Oklahoma City) (27-19), #1248 Tuttle (34-14), #3376 Bethany (17-14), #3699 Cache (26-12), #3795 Ada (31-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-62 Recent State Championships: 2012 (3A) Recent League Championships: 2013 (3A District 1), 2012 (tied for 1st; 3A District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Cache, 9/8 Lone Grove, 9/15 at Newcastle, 9/22 Tuttle, 9/29 at Tecumseh, 10/6 Cleveland, 10/13 at Bethany, 10/19 at Harrah, 10/27 Ada, 11/3 Central (Tulsa) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tuttle (28), Ada (25.2), Cache (18.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Harrah (-6.9), Tecumseh (-6.5), Lone Grove (-5.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (12.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5289 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%