Buckeye Valley (Delaware, OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Barons Colors: Brown/Gold Coach: Matt Stephens League: Mid-Ohio (moving from Mid-Ohio - Red) Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #74 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trent Davies 5'8" 175 Senior RB 4.46 Teren Wycoff 6'2" 235 Senior LB/FB 4.83 Joey Verdes 6'1" 170 Senior WR/CB 4.52 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Interior Position Size/Depth Team Weaknesses: QB/Specialists Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 7.7 2016 National Rank: #5632 2016 State Rank: #339 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.2 2017 National Rank: #6096 2017 State Rank: #372 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6881 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 76-64 (50-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 25.5 2016 Points Against Average: 23.7 2016 Differential: +1.8 2016 Wins: #6070 North Union (Richwood) (27-7), #7076 Whetstone (Columbus) (39-12), #9577 Fairbanks (Milford Center) (41-24), #10344 Galion (56-3) 2016 Losses: #1023 Johnstown-Monroe (Johnstown) (41-26), #1963 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City) (28-20), #4046 Pleasant (Marion) (28-7), #4144 Harding (Marion) (32-14), #4144 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (20-13), #4189 River Valley (Caledonia) (42-12) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-47 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-Ohio - Red) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/28/16 North Union (Richwood) (27-7) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware), 9/1 Bexley (Columbus), 9/8 Mt. Vernon, 9/15 River Valley (Caledonia), 9/22 at Clear Fork (Bellville), 9/29 Ontario (Mansfield), 10/6 at Pleasant (Marion), 10/13 Harding (Marion), 10/20 at North Union (Richwood), 10/27 at Galion Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (17.1), Bexley (Columbus) (13.8), River Valley (Caledonia) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Galion (-14.2), Ontario (Mansfield) (7.4), Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (8.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #286 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4492 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 7th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |