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%