Nemaha Central (Seneca, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Warren Seitz
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Mitchell Henry 5'10" 170 Senior QB/DB 4.7
Eli McWilliams 5'9" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.3
Mitchell Heiman 6'1" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return, 2 All-League DL Are Back
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 26.2
2016 National Rank: #2175
2016 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 22.7
2017 National Rank: #2630
2017 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.7
Dynasty National Rank: #5361
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14
Dynasty Record: 81-53 (54-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.6
2016 Points Against Average: 11.6
2016 Differential: +33
2016 Wins: #2834 Silver Lake (21-14), #3795 Sabetha (20-14), #5162 Holton (43-42), #5979 Wellsville (42-14), #6804 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (48-7), #9831 Centralia (53-19), #10066 Hiawatha (54-8), #10125 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (41-0), #11011 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (53-0), #11853 Jefferson West (Meriden) (56-0), #12318 Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (61-6), #14108 Atchison County (Effingham) (66-0)
2016 Losses: #1474 Rossville (27-22)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-66
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Atchison County (Effingham), 9/8 at Royal Valley (Hoyt), 9/15 Holton, 9/22 at Jefferson West (Meriden), 9/29 Centralia, 10/6 at Perry-Lecompton (Perry), 10/13 Sabetha, 10/20 at Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena), 10/26 Hiawatha
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holton (9.8), Sabetha (7), Centralia (-5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Atchison County (Effingham) (-45.2), Hiawatha (-22.6), Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (-17.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1 (1.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11034
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 79%