Sidney (MT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Roger Merritt League: A - Central/East (moving from East A) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 3-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alec Lovegren 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.82 Sawyer Thogerson 5'9" 200 RB/LB 4.9 Max Peters 6'2" 245 Senior T/DE 5.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size, Backfield Experience Team Weaknesses: Must Fill Secondary Holes RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 15.5 2016 National Rank: #3951 2016 State Rank: #9 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1 2017 Starting Power Rating: 15 2017 National Rank: #4014 2017 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.5 Dynasty National Rank: #6415 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.5 Dynasty Record: 67-57 (36-35 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 29.4 2016 Points Against Average: 10.5 2016 Differential: +18.9 2016 Wins: #3156 Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (23-14), #5095 Laurel (21-7), #7548 Custer County (Miles City) (41-0), #8366 Havre (28-7), #9730 Williston (ND) (23-6), #9946 Watford City/Johnson Corners Christian Academy (Watford City, ND) (37-0), #11298 Hardin (45-14), #12217 Dawson (Glendive) (49-8) 2016 Losses: #2577 Columbia Falls (35-20), #8964 Fergus (Lewistown) (14-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 50-46 Recent League Championships: 2016 (East A), 2004 (A Eastern) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Belgrade, 9/1 vs Billings Central Catholic (Billings), 9/8 at Hardin, 9/15 Dawson (Glendive), 9/22 Fergus (Lewistown), 9/29 at Havre, 10/6 Laurel, 10/13 at Custer County (Miles City), 10/20 at Park (Livingston) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (12.4), Custer County (Miles City) (-0.2), Laurel (-0.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dawson (Glendive) (-23.6), Park (Livingston) (-23.5), Hardin (-13.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (2.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9396 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40%