Germantown (Madison, MS)       previews home GENERAL Coach: Tim Shramek League: 5A Region 2 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tavian Johnson 6'4" 255 Senior DL Levi Harris 5'11" 185 Junior DL J.T. Thurman 5'11" 385 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strong, Tough, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Young, Lost Many Seniors, Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.9 2016 National Rank: #2073 2016 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.4 2017 National Rank: #2356 2017 State Rank: #56 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1774 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 45-25 (29-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 27.3 2016 Points Against Average: 18.2 2016 Differential: +9.1 2016 Wins: #1746 Grenada (23-20), #2478 Vicksburg (31-0), #3500 Mendenhall (33-28), #4244 Yazoo County (Yazoo City) (28-14), #6070 Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (49-7), #6287 Ridgeland (49-14), #6478 Canton (24-6), #11133 Lanier (Jackson) (42-0) 2016 Losses: #69 Clinton (42-10), #513 Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (34-7), #1460 Clarksdale (32-17), #5903 Holmes County Central (Lexington) (21-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 80-71 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2012 (4A Region 6) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs Northwest Rankin (Brandon), 8/25 vs Yazoo County (Yazoo City), 9/1 Southaven, 9/8 vs Clinton, 9/22 at Vicksburg, 9/29 vs Callaway (Jackson), 10/6 vs Holmes County Central (Lexington), 10/13 vs Neshoba Central (Philadelphia), 10/20 vs Cleveland Central (Cleveland), 10/27 Canton, 11/3 at Ridgeland Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Clinton (45.3), Callaway (Jackson) (39.8), Northwest Rankin (Brandon) (36.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holmes County Central (Lexington) (-0.9), Canton (6.6), Neshoba Central (Philadelphia) (10.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3 (21.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1343 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%