Walton-Verona (Walton, KY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jeff Barth League: 2A District 5 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Mason Smith 6'2" 170 Senior LB/RB Colton Catlett 6'0" 255 Senior DL/OL Hunter Michale 6'1" 245 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Nearly All Starters Return From District Championship Team, DL/LB/Secondary Return Multiple Starters Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -5.6 2016 National Rank: #8803 2016 State Rank: #113 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.1 2017 National Rank: #7670 2017 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -6.8 Dynasty National Rank: #10271 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.7 Dynasty Record: 64-40 (26-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 22.2 2016 Points Against Average: 16.4 2016 Differential: +5.8 2016 Wins: #10996 Henry County (New Castle) (29-7), #11639 Gallatin County (Warsaw) (21-3), #11639 Holmes (Covington) (17-0), #11952 Owen County (Owenton) (35-0), #12943 Carroll County (Carrollton) (36-0), #14113 Newport (50-0), #14290 Trimble County (Bedford) (52-13) 2016 Losses: #2064 New Richmond (OH) (28-7), #2775 Lexington Christian (Lexington) (51-9), #4721 Holy Cross (Covington) (13-10), #4721 Holy Cross (Covington) (44-0), #7488 Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) (38-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 70-69 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at East Jessamine (Nicholasville), 8/25 at Kentucky Country Day (Louisville), 9/1 Holmes (Covington), 9/8 Holy Cross (Covington), 9/15 at Lexington Christian (Lexington), 9/22 Owen County (Owenton), 10/6 at Trimble County (Bedford), 10/13 Carroll County (Carrollton), 10/20 at Gallatin County (Warsaw), 10/27 at Bellevue Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington Christian (Lexington) (27.3), Holy Cross (Covington) (11.2), Kentucky Country Day (Louisville) (8.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Trimble County (Bedford) (-49.5), Bellevue (-35.5), Carroll County (Carrollton) (-32.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.7 (-10 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #158 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11476 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%