Chippewa Valley (Clinton Township, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Big Reds Colors: Red/White Coach: Scott Merchant League: Macomb Area - Red Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cardell Snorton 6'0" 175 Senior DB/WR 4.6 Brian Schiewick 5'11" 190 Senior LB 4.7 Tommy Schuster 6'0" 190 Junior QB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 23 Players Who Started At Least One Game Return, Entire Defensive Front 7 Is Back, Excellent QB Returns Team Weaknesses: 3 New OL Starters, Secondary Question Marks RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 23.8 2016 National Rank: #2519 2016 State Rank: #61 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 30.3 2017 National Rank: #1595 2017 State Rank: #40 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1693 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.4 Dynasty Record: 89-58 (32-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 25.4 2016 Points Against Average: 28.8 2016 Differential: -3.4 2016 Wins: #1061 Dakota (Macomb) (40-38), #3817 Lake Orion (27-7), #4010 Cousino (Warren) (26-18), #5699 Utica (16-12), #6159 Anchor Bay (Fair Haven) (42-20), #6823 Utica Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Sterling Heights) (38-25) 2016 Losses: #165 Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township) (42-0), #776 Romeo (36-14), #1061 Dakota (Macomb) (48-27), #1620 Mott (Warren) (42-24) 2016 Opponents W-L: 65-40 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 Lake Orion, 8/31 Romeo, 9/8 at Cousino (Warren), 9/15 Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township), 9/22 at Mott (Warren), 9/29 Utica, 10/6 at Dakota (Macomb), 10/13 at Utica Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Sterling Heights), 10/20 Anchor Bay (Fair Haven) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Utica Eisenhower (Shelby Township) (63.8), Romeo (33.8), Dakota (Macomb) (25.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Utica Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Sterling Heights) (-8.6), Anchor Bay (Fair Haven) (-0.3), Cousino (Warren) (5.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 (27.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2015 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%