Grand Island (NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Islanders Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Jeff Tomlin League: A District 4 Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Laylaway Thoe Senior DE/TE Kohlten Keezer Senior MLB Tyler Sextro Senior DB/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Play Extremely Hard, Secondary/LB Experience Team Weaknesses: Line Youth/Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 14.5 2016 National Rank: #4157 2016 State Rank: #45 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10 2017 National Rank: #5016 2017 State Rank: #56 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2568 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1 Dynasty Record: 97-50 (56-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 25.5 2016 Points Against Average: 20.1 2016 Differential: +5.4 2016 Wins: #2558 Lincoln East (Lincoln) (21-14), #5287 Pius X (Lincoln) (35-20), #7219 Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (28-13), #8630 Millard South (Omaha) (41-15), #9645 North Platte (34-7), #9914 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (41-6) 2016 Losses: #722 Omaha North (Omaha) (56-21), #2911 Kearney (17-0), #2911 Kearney (26-14), #3234 Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln) (27-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-48 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2010 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2009 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2005 (A District 1) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Kearney, 9/1 North Platte, 9/8 at Omaha Northwest (Omaha), 9/15 at Lincoln East (Lincoln), 9/22 Omaha North (Omaha), 9/29 at Millard South (Omaha), 10/6 Pius X (Lincoln), 10/13 Bellevue East (Bellevue), 10/19 at Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha North (Omaha) (32.6), Kearney (21.5), Lincoln Southeast (Lincoln) (18.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (-10.4), North Platte (-9.2), Bellevue East (Bellevue) (-4.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9 (14 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4670 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%