West Ouachita (West Monroe, LA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chiefs Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Matt Middleton League: 4A District 2 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #36 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kameron Miller 5'11" 190 Senior WR 4.56 Mitchell Mkee 6'4" 290 OL 5.03 Hayden Hester 5'11" 190 Senior LB 4.63 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: New Head Coach, Need Culture Change RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -1 2016 National Rank: #7641 2016 State Rank: #170 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -7.5 2017 National Rank: #9122 2017 State Rank: #197 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6315 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3 Dynasty Record: 56-93 (17-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 26.4 2016 Points Against Average: 27.7 2016 Differential: -1.3 2016 Wins: #9686 Grant (Dry Prong) (34-22), #11104 Caldwell Parish (Columbia) (39-19), #11605 Buckeye (48-21), #12149 Bolton (Alexandria) (42-0) 2016 Losses: #318 Neville (Monroe) (45-7), #2938 Tioga (42-35), #3574 Loyola College Prep (Shreveport) (19-18), #4543 Bastrop (34-14), #5210 Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches) (26-14), #5555 Franklin Parish (Winnsboro) (49-13) 2016 Opponents W-L: 52-57 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/1 Sterlington, 9/8 at Loyola College Prep (Shreveport), 9/15 at Pineville, 9/22 North Webster (Springhill), 9/29 at Ruston, 10/5 at DeRidder, 10/13 Buckeye, 10/20 Neville (Monroe), 10/27 at Bastrop, 11/10 Franklin Parish (Winnsboro) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Neville (Monroe) (34.9), Sterlington (31.4), Ruston (29.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Buckeye (-17.7), DeRidder (-8.5), Pineville (3.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #82 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3131 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%