Ithaca (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Terry Hessbrook League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Joey Bentley 6'2" 175 Senior QB 4.8 Zach Hessbrook 6'1" 215 Senior LB 5.0 Nathan Bellinger 6'5" 250 Senior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have 22 Seniors, Experience, Very Good Team Speed Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 25.1 2016 National Rank: #2343 2016 State Rank: #55 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -12.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 36.6 2017 National Rank: #967 2017 State Rank: #20 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1489 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.4 Dynasty Record: 148-22 (86-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 39.8 2016 Points Against Average: 10.6 2016 Differential: +29.2 2016 Wins: #4305 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (17-6), #4656 Oakridge (Muskegon) (47-6), #5439 Clare (31-28), #7122 Shepherd (31-24), #7421 Belding (61-7), #7865 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (48-21), #8193 Pinconning (45-0), #8499 Hemlock (41-7), #11205 St. Louis (42-0), #11865 St. Charles (42-0), #13643 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (53-0) 2016 Losses: #1756 Frankenmuth (28-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 69-53 Recent State Championships: 2015 (6), 2013 (6), 2012 (6), 2011 (6), 2010 (6) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/24 Clare, 8/31 at Pinconning, 9/8 St. Louis, 9/15 at Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 9/22 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 9/29 at St. Charles, 10/6 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 10/13 at Hemlock, 10/20 at Carrollton Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (17.5), Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (3.1), Clare (1.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-35.7), St. Louis (-23.6), St. Charles (-13.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (3.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #318 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10047 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 86% |