Elkhart (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Chris Hattabaugh League: Hi-Plains Playoff Division: 2-1A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Lane Whisennand 5'10" 160 Junior QB/CB 4.7 Javier Gomez 6'0" 185 Junior WR/DE 4.9 Caleb Orth 6'0" 200 Senior OL/DL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -17.5 2016 National Rank: #11153 2016 State Rank: #177 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -10 2017 National Rank: #9625 2017 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -18 Dynasty National Rank: #12846 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8 Dynasty Record: 56-73 (45-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 25.4 2016 Points Against Average: 19.8 2016 Differential: +5.6 2016 Wins: LaCrosse (18-12), #12855 Syracuse (32-20), #13228 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (23-0), #13794 Stanton County (Johnson) (51-0), #14375 Clayton (NM) (20-0), #14448 Sublette (64-0) 2016 Losses: #2861 Plainville (49-6), #6456 Meade (54-14), #7056 Cimarron (35-13), #9814 Lakin (28-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 38-50 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Hi-Plains Division II) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at LaCrosse, 9/8 Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 9/15 at Lakin, 9/22 at Syracuse, 9/29 Clayton (NM), 10/6 at Cimarron, 10/13 at Sublette, 10/20 Meade, 10/26 Stanton County (Johnson) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cimarron (-0.4), Meade (-2), Lakin (-2.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sublette (-59.2), Clayton (NM) (-50.2), Stanton County (Johnson) (-37.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.1 (-14.5 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #211 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13157 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%