Freeland (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Green/White Coach: Kevin Townsend League: Tri-Valley - Central Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Garhet Metiva 6'0" 240 Senior FB/MLB 4.9 Toby Niedzwiecki 6'0" 210 Senior OL/DL 4.9 Tyler Shea 5'11" 170 Senior RB/OLB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Many Juniors Played Last Year, Good Incoming Group Team Weaknesses: Lost Much Leadership, Key Players Lost To Graduation RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 20.4 2016 National Rank: #3084 2016 State Rank: #80 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.9 2017 National Rank: #4836 2017 State Rank: #133 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3657 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 96-48 (70-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 30.1 2016 Points Against Average: 13 2016 Differential: +17.1 2016 Wins: #1756 Frankenmuth (7-3), #4747 Alma (12-6), #5676 Glenn [John] (Bay City) (22-6), #6456 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (29-14), #6456 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (42-14), #7122 Shepherd (35-7), #8854 Carrollton (56-19), #10672 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (20-7), #11224 Chesaning (41-18), #13528 Bullock Creek (Midland) (53-0) 2016 Losses: #1756 Frankenmuth (49-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 65-47 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 Glenn [John] (Bay City), 8/31 at Chesaning, 9/8 Shepherd, 9/15 at Swan Valley (Saginaw), 9/22 Bullock Creek (Midland), 9/29 at Alma, 10/6 at Standish-Sterling (Standish), 10/13 Carrollton, 10/20 at Frankenmuth Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Frankenmuth (20.7), Alma (19.1), Swan Valley (Saginaw) (13.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bullock Creek (Midland) (-26.2), Chesaning (-13.1), Carrollton (-7.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (5.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #155 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7018 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%