Harrisonville (MO) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Brent Maxwell League: Missouri River Valley - West Playoff Division: 4 Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nick Kruse 6'2" 240 Senior DL/OL 4.71 Joe Bowers 6'1" 195 Senior RB/DB 4.68 Ben Clary 6'0" 225 Senior DL/OL 5.01 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Solid Speed, Confidence Team Weaknesses: Lost Large Senior Class To Graduation, Must Fill Several Spots With Inexperienced Players RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 37.7 2016 National Rank: #908 2016 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.2 2017 National Rank: #1488 2017 State Rank: #26 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 37.4 Dynasty National Rank: #327 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.2 Dynasty Record: 161-25 (63-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 12-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 29.8 2016 Points Against Average: 13.6 2016 Differential: +16.2 2016 Wins: #993 Kearney (21-14), #1408 Parkway North (St. Louis) (32-15), #1836 Webb City (27-21), #3134 Grain Valley (33-10), #3778 Oak Grove (39-18), #4010 Pittsburg (KS) (28-7), #4826 Odessa (36-12), #5210 Benton (St. Joseph) (42-7), #5479 Pleasant Hill (43-7), #7359 Savannah (22-0), #8366 Nevada (40-0), #13155 Northeast (Kansas City) (59-6) 2016 Losses: #1756 Platte County (Platte City) (49-0), #3134 Grain Valley (19-7), #4393 Excelsior Springs (19-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 91-78 Recent State Championships: 2016, 2007 (3), 2006 (3), 2005 (3), 2003 (3) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007 (West Central), 2006 (West Central), 2005 (West Central), 2004 (West Central), 2003 (West Central) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 9 Streak List: 9/30/16 Pleasant Hill (43-7), 10/7/16 Oak Grove (39-18), 10/14/16 Odessa (36-12), 10/21/16 Northeast (Kansas City) (59-6), 10/28/16 Nevada (40-0), 11/4/16 Grain Valley (33-10), 11/11/16 Webb City (27-21), 11/19/16 Parkway North (St. Louis) (32-15), 11/25/16 Kearney (21-14) SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Benton (St. Joseph), 8/25 Savannah, 9/1 at Pittsburg (KS), 9/8 Platte County (Platte City), 9/15 Excelsior Springs, 9/22 at Grain Valley, 9/29 Pleasant Hill, 10/6 at Oak Grove, 10/13 Odessa Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Grove (22.2), Grain Valley (20.5), Platte County (Platte City) (19.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Savannah (2.1), Pleasant Hill (8.6), Benton (St. Joseph) (13.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (16.1 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2878 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 44% |