Southwestern Heights (Kismet, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Black/White Coach: Matt Scripsick League: Hi-Plains Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #47 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Efren Mercado Junior QB Pepo Jimenez Senior RB/LB Demetrio Flores Sophomore LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Unity, Family, Players Want To Work Together Team Weaknesses: Players Need To Believe In Themselves RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -32.8 2016 National Rank: #13229 2016 State Rank: #208 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -24.3 2017 National Rank: #12164 2017 State Rank: #194 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -18.4 Dynasty National Rank: #12913 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 38-88 (26-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-7 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.3 2016 Points Against Average: 37.4 2016 Differential: -21.1 2016 Wins: #12855 Syracuse (22-12), #14448 Sublette (62-6) 2016 Losses: #4107 Norton (60-16), #5305 Hugoton (62-13), #6456 Meade (58-8), #7056 Cimarron (49-8), #9814 Lakin (46-0), #11146 Elkhart (23-0), #13794 Stanton County (Johnson) (21-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 43-44 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Hi-Plains Division I) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Sublette, 9/8 at Elkhart, 9/15 Meade, 9/22 Stanton County (Johnson), 9/29 at Norton, 10/6 Hugoton, 10/13 Syracuse, 10/20 Lakin, 10/26 Cimarron Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Norton (24.1), Hugoton (6.5), Cimarron (-0.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Sublette (-59.2), Stanton County (Johnson) (-37.4), Syracuse (-27.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11086 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%