Polo (MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Green/White Coach: Kyle Ross League: Grand River Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Drake Burton 6'1" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Luke Cory 6'2" 215 Senior G/DE 5.0 Patrick Covey 5'8" 155 Senior RB/FS 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, OL Experience, Many Returning Starters RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -22.7 2016 National Rank: #12003 2016 State Rank: #261 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -16.2 2017 National Rank: #10830 2017 State Rank: #229 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -11.4 Dynasty National Rank: #11509 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 78-66 (54-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th) 2016 Points For Average: 47.6 2016 Points Against Average: 37 2016 Differential: +10.6 2016 Wins: #10625 Gallatin (36-21), #11723 Princeton/Mercer (Princeton) (80-73), #13196 Milan (37-14), #13976 South Harrison (Bethany) (52-0), #14357 Orrick (60-30), #14526 Slater (69-26) 2016 Losses: #7976 Trenton (27-26), #9781 Maysville (72-42), #10272 Putnam County (Unionville) (56-42), #11723 Princeton/Mercer (Princeton) (51-32) 2016 Opponents W-L: 38-68 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2005 (tied for 1st; Central River) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Orrick, 8/25 Slater, 9/1 South Harrison (Bethany), 9/8 at Gallatin, 9/15 Maysville/Winston (Maysville), 9/22 Putnam County (Unionville), 9/29 at Trenton, 10/6 Milan Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Trenton (0.6), Gallatin (-10.6), Putnam County (Unionville) (-11.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Slater (-58.2), Orrick (-50.6), South Harrison (Bethany) (-37.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.4 (-24.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #265 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13450 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%