West Point-Beemer (West Point, NE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cadets Colors: Red/White Coach: Troy Schlueter League: C1 District 5 Playoff Division: C1 Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ben Vander Griend 5'10" 170 Junior WR/DB 4.9 Kade Hughes 6'0" 175 Junior RB/DB 4.8 Blake Anderson 6'3" 195 Junior QB/DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Large Senior Class, Senior Leadership, Most Players Return Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At A Couple Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 0.1 2016 National Rank: #7378 2016 State Rank: #81 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.6 2017 National Rank: #5993 2017 State Rank: #72 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -4 Dynasty National Rank: #9457 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6 Dynasty Record: 42-77 (22-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 4-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 18.2 2016 Points Against Average: 30.1 2016 Differential: -11.9 2016 Wins: #6387 Fort Calhoun (44-33), #8163 North Bend Central (North Bend) (19-13), #10583 Wisner-Pilger (Wisner) (7-6), #11298 Madison (41-16) 2016 Losses: #574 O'Neill (43-7), #2140 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (56-20), #2728 Arlington (41-0), #5534 Pierce (39-6), #6478 Wayne (24-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 45-41 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; C1 District 4), 2003 (tied for 1st; Class C1 District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Arlington, 9/1 North Bend Central (North Bend), 9/8 Wisner-Pilger (Wisner), 9/15 at Fort Calhoun, 9/22 O'Neill, 9/29 at Madison, 10/6 at Wayne, 10/13 Pierce, 10/20 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: O'Neill (46.9), Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (28.1), Pierce (16.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wisner-Pilger (Wisner) (-24.9), Madison (-21.3), North Bend Central (North Bend) (-1.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4911 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%