Byron Center (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Marc Cisco League: Ottawa-Kent - Green Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Evan Gast 6'2" 285 Senior OL/DL Shane Tagg 6'0" 200 Senior RB/DB 4.58 Marcus Cisco 5'9" 175 Junior RB/DB 4.66 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Brayden Smith 6'4" 180 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, RB, DL/DB Team Weaknesses: QB, SE, ILB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 38.9 2016 National Rank: #821 2016 State Rank: #17 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.6 2017 National Rank: #1449 2017 State Rank: #35 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1917 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.1 Dynasty Record: 82-58 (50-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 38.5 2016 Points Against Average: 25.5 2016 Differential: +13 2016 Wins: #1620 Christian (Grand Rapids) (55-28), #1651 Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (40-19), #1963 Zeeland West (Zeeland) (24-14), #2462 Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids) (49-35), #3536 Zeeland East (Zeeland) (62-14), #3536 Zeeland East (Zeeland) (45-6), #3662 Hamilton (54-32), #5287 Holland Christian (Holland) (21-19), #6650 Holland (41-21), #9272 Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (50-7) 2016 Losses: #326 Muskegon (49-14), #326 Muskegon (62-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 78-51 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2009 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 at Forest Hills Northern (Grand Rapids), 8/31 at Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville), 9/8 Holland Christian (Holland), 9/15 Muskegon, 9/22 at Zeeland West (Zeeland), 9/29 Hamilton, 10/6 at Holland, 10/13 Zeeland East (Zeeland), 10/20 at Unity Christian (Hudsonville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Muskegon (51.2), Unity Christian (Hudsonville) (28.7), Zeeland West (Zeeland) (27.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Thornapple Kellogg (Middleville) (-13.4), Holland Christian (Holland) (6), Holland (11.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (26.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1946 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |