Kiona-Benton (Benton City, WA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Darren Mezger
League: 1A South Central - East
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 2-6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Leodan Gomez 5'11" 180 QB/DB 4.9
Daniel Rizin 6'2" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.7
Armando Reyes 5'10" 225 Senior RB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game
Team Weaknesses: Lost 2 Solid Linemen

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -17.6
2016 National Rank: #11172
2016 State Rank: #218
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -8.1
2017 National Rank: #9222
2017 State Rank: #165
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8.5
Dynasty National Rank: #10779
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 53-87 (24-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th)
2016 Points For Average: 22.3
2016 Points Against Average: 31.8
2016 Differential: -9.5
2016 Wins: #12446 Wahluke (Mattawa) (36-26), #12572 Cle Elum-Roslyn (Cle Elum) (2-0), #13175 River View (Kennewick) (44-18), #14240 College Place (42-6)
2016 Losses: #1090 Royal (Royal City) (50-8), #2043 Connell (56-0), #5162 La Salle (Union Gap) (37-14), #9891 Warden (40-28), #10321 Columbia (Burbank) (42-28), #10535 Grandview (43-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 58-49
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 1
Streak List: 11/4/16 Cle Elum-Roslyn (Cle Elum) (2-0)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Grandview, 9/8 Wapato, 9/15 at Connell, 9/22 Columbia (Burbank), 9/29 at River View (Kennewick), 10/6 Royal (Royal City), 10/13 at College Place, 10/20 at Wahluke (Mattawa), 10/27 at Warden
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Royal (Royal City) (26.6), Connell (23), Columbia (Burbank) (-13)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: College Place (-47.9), Wapato (-39.6), Wahluke (Mattawa) (-25.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #215
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11743
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%