Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trailblazers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Marvin Diener League: Eastern Kansas Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, 4 Of 5 OL Starters Are Back, Defensive Front 7 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 23.5 2016 National Rank: #2574 2016 State Rank: #37 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 25.5 2017 National Rank: #2206 2017 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1478 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.2 Dynasty Record: 85-60 (53-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-5 (7th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.2 2016 Points Against Average: 24.9 2016 Differential: -8.7 2016 Wins: #2398 St. James Academy (Lenexa) (24-14), #3325 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (19-13), #3596 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (13-7), #4851 Northwest (Olathe) (23-16) 2016 Losses: #77 Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (38-7), #577 East (Shawnee Mission) (36-35), #612 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (28-21), #809 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (42-13), #953 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (35-0), #4349 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (20-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 61-48 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (Frontier), 2008 (Frontier), 2006 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper), 2004 (tied for 1st; Frontier - Upper) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 9/8 at Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission), 9/15 at St. James Academy (Lenexa), 9/22 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 9/28 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 10/5 at Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park), 10/13 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/20 Mill Valley (Shawnee) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (61.2), Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (47.1), Mill Valley (Shawnee) (41.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (16.9), Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (19.1), St. James Academy (Lenexa) (21.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6 (31.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 33.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #322 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%