Portsmouth West (West Portsmouth, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Senators Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Ben Johnson League: Southern Ohio II Playoff Division: V Playoff Division Rank: #50 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Berry 5'10" 165 Junior WR/S 4.7 Gabe Skaggs 5'10" 210 Junior ILB 4.9 Hunter Reed 5'10" 260 Senior FB/DL 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Strength Team Weaknesses: Speed, Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -6.5 2016 National Rank: #8983 2016 State Rank: #509 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 4 2017 National Rank: #6350 2017 State Rank: #379 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 6.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5995 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.8 Dynasty Record: 82-64 (37-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (tied for 3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 18.5 2016 Points Against Average: 18.3 2016 Differential: +0.2 2016 Wins: #9848 Wellston (34-8), #10474 Fairland (Proctorville) (26-20), #11743 Valley (Lucasville) (41-7) 2016 Losses: #1491 Wheelersburg (24-14), #3612 Waverly (19-6), #4169 Raceland (KY) (29-6), #7253 Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove) (14-9), #8058 Portsmouth (33-26), #9323 Minford (19-16), #11395 Batavia (10-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 59-47 Recent League Championships: 2008, 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Fairland (Proctorville), 9/1 Portsmouth, 9/8 at Dawson-Bryant (Coal Grove), 9/15 at Wellston, 9/22 at Raceland (KY), 9/29 Minford, 10/6 at Valley (Lucasville), 10/13 Waverly, 10/20 Shroder Paideia Academy (Cincinnati), 10/27 at Wheelersburg Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wheelersburg (36.2), Waverly (17.8), Raceland (KY) (12.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Valley (Lucasville) (-27.1), Shroder Paideia Academy (Cincinnati) (-14.6), Fairland (Proctorville) (-8.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #435 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7469 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%