Bridgewater/Emery/Ethan (Emery, SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Seahawks Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Jeff VanLeur League: Big East Playoff Division: 11B Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 7-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Cole Gassman 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB Bradlee Schultz 6'3" 215 Senior T/DT Dustin Weber 6'1" 200 Senior TE/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 7 2016 National Rank: #5788 2016 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.5 2017 National Rank: #6739 2017 State Rank: #20 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5435 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6 Dynasty Record: 13-8 (10-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 22.2 2016 Points Against Average: 12.4 2016 Differential: +9.8 2016 Wins: #8408 Sioux Valley (Volga) (6-2), #8408 Sioux Valley (Volga) (17-14), #10029 McCook Central/Montrose (Salem) (16-14), #11146 Chamberlain (53-0), #11350 Beresford (28-14), #11502 Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point) (40-0), #11984 Flandreau (50-0) 2016 Losses: #1387 Winner (38-13), #1474 Tea (20-14), #4144 West Central (Hartford) (20-7), #4283 Sioux Falls Christian (Sioux Falls) (14-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 64-44 Recent State Championships: 2013 (9AA), 2011 (9AA), 2010 (9AA) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Beresford, 8/25 at Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central (Woonsocket), 9/8 at Madison, 9/15 Elk Point-Jefferson (Elk Point), 9/22 at Flandreau, 9/29 Canton, 10/6 at McCook Central/Montrose (Salem), 10/13 Sioux Valley (Volga) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Madison (50.9), Sioux Valley (Volga) (-6.4), Canton (-6.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Flandreau (-31.7), Beresford (-16.6), McCook Central/Montrose (Salem) (-12.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (2.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8806 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |