Ayersville (Defiance, OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pilots Colors: Columbia/Gold Coach: Adam Baker League: Green Meadows Playoff Division: VII Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sam McGuire 6'2" 200 Junior QB/DB Layne Froelich 6'0" 200 Senior RB/LB Trevor Okuley 6'0" 220 Junior G/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Have Many 2-Way Players RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -9.1 2017 National Rank: #9039 2017 State Rank: #497 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -22.1 2018 National Rank: #8382 2018 State Rank: #463 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.1 Dynasty National Rank: #7514 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.2 Dynasty Record: 89-71 (49-55 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 17.5 2017 Points Against Average: 19.1 2017 Differential: -1.6 2017 Wins: #9089 Bluffton (26-21), #10111 Ottawa Hills (Toledo) (27-20), #11906 Holgate (14-0), #11919 Edon (25-19), #12894 Antwerp (26-0) 2017 Losses: #4037 Hicksville (19-12), #6082 Edgerton (31-16), #6695 Wayne Trace (Haviland) (42-7), #6862 Fairview (Sherwood) (31-22), #7458 Tinora (Defiance) (8-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 52-52 Recent League Championships: 2016, 2006 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Edon, 8/31 Ottawa Hills (Toledo), 9/7 at Bluffton, 9/14 Hicksville, 9/21 at Tinora (Defiance), 9/28 Antwerp, 10/5 at Wayne Trace (Haviland), 10/12 at Fairview (Sherwood), 10/19 Holgate, 10/26 at Edgerton Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hicksville (-1.1), Fairview (Sherwood) (-7.9), Edgerton (-9.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Antwerp (-40.9), Edon (-40.6), Holgate (-40.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #528 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9517 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 6th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%