Middleton (ID)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Navy/Gold Coach: Bill Brock League: 4A Southern Idaho Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Josh Mertz 6'4" 270 Senior OL 5.3 Mitch Beitia 5'11" 175 DB/RB 4.7 Josh Shaffeld 5'10" 260 DL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Players Are Good People Team Weaknesses: Not Much Experience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 25.5 2016 National Rank: #2276 2016 State Rank: #14 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 20 2017 National Rank: #3037 2017 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #4081 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7 Dynasty Record: 79-66 (52-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 24.7 2016 Points Against Average: 14.4 2016 Differential: +10.3 2016 Wins: #2096 Fruitland (32-21), #2801 Kuna (15-8), #2874 Vallivue (Caldwell) (10-0), #5770 Twin Falls (32-14), #8821 Caldwell (42-0), #10087 Mountain Home (58-0), #10344 Ridgevue (Nampa) (38-0) 2016 Losses: #539 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (20-11), #539 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (34-14), #1347 Skyview (Nampa) (41-7), #1474 Emmett (20-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 66-48 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; 3A Snake River Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Fruitland, 9/1 at Kuna, 9/8 Vallivue (Caldwell), 9/15 Emmett, 9/22 Caldwell, 9/29 at Ridgevue (Nampa), 10/6 at Bishop Kelly (Boise), 10/13 Skyview (Nampa), 10/20 at Mountain Home Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Kelly (Boise) (42.7), Skyview (Nampa) (27.3), Emmett (24) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain Home (-17.2), Ridgevue (Nampa) (-13.1), Caldwell (5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (21.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3274 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%