| Whitko (South Whitley, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: Jeff Sprunger League: Three Rivers - North Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #38 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hunter Reed 5'11" 200 Senior RB 5.0 Robby Owsley 5'9" 140 Senior S 4.8 Cade Bechtold 6'5" 180 Junior QB 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Solid Returning Linemen, Many Eager Younger Players, 1200-Yard RB Returns Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience, Skill Position Speed RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -7 2016 National Rank: #9083 2016 State Rank: #201 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2017 Starting Power Rating: -16.5 2017 National Rank: #10886 2017 State Rank: #251 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -7.7 Dynasty National Rank: #10542 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8 Dynasty Record: 74-75 (58-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 30.3 2016 Points Against Average: 22.4 2016 Differential: +7.9 2016 Wins: #8578 Columbia City (20-14), #11984 Central Noble (Albion) (28-24), #12149 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (44-20), #12399 Manchester (North Manchester) (31-20), #12664 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (36-7), #13147 Lincoln (Cambridge City) (32-6), #13853 Rochester (57-14) 2016 Losses: #6204 Southwood (Wabash) (52-35), #6339 Churubusco (20-6), #6695 Northfield (Wabash) (34-12), #7692 Peru (35-32) 2016 Opponents W-L: 47-70 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers), 2010 (Three Rivers) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Churubusco, 8/25 at Columbia City, 9/1 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill), 9/8 at Rochester, 9/15 Tippecanoe Valley (Akron), 9/22 at Southwood (Wabash), 9/29 Manchester (North Manchester), 10/6 at Northfield (Wabash) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southwood (Wabash) (11.4), Churubusco (10.3), Columbia City (2.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tippecanoe Valley (Akron) (-33.2), Rochester (-31.9), Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (-21.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.7 (-12 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10671 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |