West Valley (Spokane, WA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Craig Whitney
League: 2A Great Northern
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Connor Whitney 6'2.5" 200 WR/FS 4.5
Collin Sather 6'0" 180 WR/CB 4.5
Josh Quirk 6'2" 315 T/DT 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength, Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: New QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 17.2
2016 National Rank: #3643
2016 State Rank: #49
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 15.7
2017 National Rank: #3852
2017 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4751
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5
Dynasty Record: 76-71 (41-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 31.3
2016 Points Against Average: 18.8
2016 Differential: +12.5
2016 Wins: #4349 Pierce [Franklin] (Tacoma) (44-41), #5770 Clarkston (17-14), #5926 Othello (21-6), #6339 Colville (45-18), #7032 East Valley (Spokane) (38-21), #7421 Cheney (14-6), #7421 Shadle Park (Spokane) (28-20), #8606 Moscow (ID) (28-21), #9730 North Central (Spokane) (28-8), #13881 Kellogg (ID) (58-0)
2016 Losses: #2491 Lynden (34-21), #4488 Pullman (36-33)
2016 Opponents W-L: 63-54
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2009
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 at Shadle Park (Spokane), 9/8 at Colville, 9/15 at North Central (Spokane), 9/22 at Moscow (ID), 9/29 at Kellogg (ID), 10/6 at Pullman, 10/13 at Cheney, 10/20 at East Valley (Spokane), 10/27 at Clarkston
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Colville (7), East Valley (Spokane) (6.7), Pullman (1.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kellogg (ID) (-36), North Central (Spokane) (-8.9), Clarkston (-3.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 (6.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #140
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8767
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%