Billings West (Billings, MT) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Rob Stanton League: AA Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Trevin Gradney 6'1" 180 Senior CB/WR 4.61 Jesse Owens 5'9" 175 Senior CB/WR 4.67 Conner Paul 6'2" 250 OL/DL 5.43 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR/RB, DB Speed, Experience Team Weaknesses: LB/OL Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -11.8 2017 National Rank: #9559 2017 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.8 2018 National Rank: #8762 2018 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3022 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 45.7 Dynasty Record: 115-58 (99-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-4 (tied for 5th) 2017 Points For Average: 24.6 2017 Points Against Average: 28.2 2017 Differential: -3.6 2017 Wins: #8877 Sentinel (Missoula) (14-9), #9392 Flathead (Kalispell) (27-20), #10165 Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (35-32), #11047 Skyview (Billings) (43-27), #11741 Great Falls (31-20), #12335 Butte (56-53) 2017 Losses: #3668 Billings (35-3), #5430 Helena (42-7), #8440 Capital (Helena) (24-16), #8847 Big Sky (Missoula) (33-25), #9049 Bozeman (15-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 65-55 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2005, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 vs Big Sky (Missoula), 8/31 at Bozeman, 9/7 vs Flathead (Kalispell), 9/14 vs Great Falls, 9/21 vs Skyview (Billings), 9/28 vs Butte, 10/5 vs Capital (Helena), 10/12 vs Sentinel (Missoula), 10/18 vs Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls), 10/26 at Billings Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Billings (-12.6), Sentinel (Missoula) (-15.5), Bozeman (-22.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Great Falls (-42.8), Russell [C. M.] (Great Falls) (-42), Skyview (Billings) (-41.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 (-4.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11652 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |