Ballard (Huxley, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bombers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Al Christian
League: 3A District 8 (moving from 3A District 2)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.9
2017 National Rank: #3902
2017 State Rank: #46
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.8
2018 Starting Power Rating: 7.1
2018 National Rank: #2425
2018 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3425
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13
Dynasty Record: 93-53 (67-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 33
2017 Points Against Average: 21.2
2017 Differential: +11.8
2017 Wins: #4196 Boone (28-7), #7412 Perry (41-17), #8426 Gilbert (46-17), #9093 Greene County (Jefferson) (49-14), #11996 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (71-14)
2017 Losses: #1092 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (40-7), #2104 Carlisle (43-28), #2648 Webster City (37-27), #8288 A-D-M (Adel) (2-0)
2017 Opponents W-L: 41-45
Recent League Championships: 2014 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/29/17 Iowa Falls-Alden (Iowa Falls) (71-14), 10/6/17 Boone (28-7), 10/13/17 Gilbert (46-17), 10/20/17 Greene County (Jefferson) (49-14)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Boone, 8/31 Carroll, 9/7 Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 9/14 at Winterset, 9/21 Gilbert, 9/28 at Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant), 10/5 at Carlisle, 10/12 Norwalk, 10/19 North Polk (Alleman)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (14.1), Norwalk (5.7), Carlisle (-1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Polk (Alleman) (-17.8), Gilbert (-16.3), Bondurant-Farrar (Bondurant) (-12.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3444
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7%



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