Esko (MN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eskomos Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Scott Arntson League: Northeast - Blue Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #45 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyler Peterson 6'0" 205 Senior LB 5.0 Branden Matteen 6'2" 180 Senior WR 4.85 Trevor Inman 5'11" 215 Senior G 5.15 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed/Quickness, Well-Balanced By Classes/Positions Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Strength RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -21.4 2016 National Rank: #11820 2016 State Rank: #246 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: -19.4 2017 National Rank: #11377 2017 State Rank: #232 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8571 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.3 Dynasty Record: 86-56 [87-55 on the field] (43-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.7 2016 Points Against Average: 27.8 2016 Differential: -11.1 2016 Wins: #11146 Pine City (34-12), #13428 Virginia (20-14) 2016 Losses: #7527 Aitkin (34-19), #7548 Mora (33-12), #7628 Proctor (17-6), #7759 Cloquet (39-14), #8295 Crosby-Ironton (Crosby) (35-12), #9831 Two Harbors (30-0), #10515 Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake) (36-33) 2016 Opponents W-L: 51-37 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; Polar AA), 2004 (Polar AA) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Cloquet, 9/8 at Two Harbors, 9/15 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin (Coleraine), 9/22 at Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake), 9/29 Pine City, 10/6 at Aitkin, 10/13 Crosby-Ironton (Crosby), 10/18 Mora Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cloquet (0), Mora (-0.1), Aitkin (-4.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pine City (-16.7), Two Harbors (-14.1), Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake) (-14) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8 (-9.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9968 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |