Lewis County (Vanceburg, KY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Josh Hughes League: 3A District 5 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tay Offutt 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.6 Garrett Applegate 5'10" 175 Junior RB/LB 4.6 Justin Howard 6'2" 265 Senior FB/NG 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Nearly All OL Return, WRs, Experience Team Weaknesses: Size, Youth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -32.1 2016 National Rank: #13158 2016 State Rank: #194 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: -31.6 2017 National Rank: #12990 2017 State Rank: #194 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -18.7 Dynasty National Rank: #12966 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.9 Dynasty Record: 49-95 (24-50 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 17.5 2016 Points Against Average: 46.5 2016 Differential: -29 2016 Wins: #13482 Pendleton County (Falmouth) (34-28) 2016 Losses: #3266 Russell (62-28), #5367 Greenup County (Greenup) (56-12), #6500 Fleming County (Flemingsburg) (48-0), #8578 Fairview (Ashland) (50-35), #8799 Nicholas County (Carlisle) (45-10), #9214 Boyd County (Ashland) (70-21), #9577 West Carter (Olive Hill) (31-9), #10812 Bath County (Owingsville) (47-6), #12757 Powell County (Stanton) (28-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 60-53 Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A District 6) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Greenup County (Greenup), 8/25 at East Carter (Grayson), 9/8 Nicholas County (Carlisle), 9/15 at Fairview (Ashland), 9/22 at Fleming County (Flemingsburg), 9/29 Pendleton County (Falmouth), 10/6 Bath County (Owingsville), 10/13 Russell, 10/20 at West Carter (Olive Hill), 10/27 Mason County (Maysville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Russell (21.9), Fleming County (Flemingsburg) (11.3), Greenup County (Greenup) (10) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Pendleton County (Falmouth) (-29.5), Bath County (Owingsville) (-21.4), East Carter (Grayson) (-17.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #131 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9305 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%