Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Stags
Colors: Blue/Scarlet
Coach: Jon Holmes
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 6-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Downing 6'2" 215 Senior LB
Daniel Jackson 5'11" 180 Junior WR
Brison Cobbins 5'7" 160 Junior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 13 Starters Back From Undefeated State Championship Team, Top 2 Skill Position Players Return, Top 2 Defensive Players Are Back
Team Weaknesses: Lost Record-Setting 3-Year QB Starter, 3-Year Starters Graduated At OL/MLB/CB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 64.8
2017 National Rank: #43
2017 State Rank: #1
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 53.8
2018 National Rank: #68
2018 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 38.5
Dynasty National Rank: #617
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.3
Dynasty Record: 118-52 (47-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 13-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 50.3
2017 Points Against Average: 11.2
2017 Differential: +39.1
2017 Wins: #322 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (27-14), #384 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (33-14), #625 DeSoto (31-0), #625 DeSoto (56-24), #665 Andale (47-7), #862 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (55-10), #1391 Labette County (Altamont) (69-23), #1678 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (54-21), #3674 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (58-6), #5620 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (51-7), #5864 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (48-0), #7938 Spring Hill (62-14), #8595 Eudora (63-6)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 88-56
Recent State Championships: 2017 (4A I), 2016 (4A I), 2015 (4A I), 2014 (4A I), 2009
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014, 2013
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 25
Streak List: 9/9/16 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (38-7), 9/16/16 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (48-21), 9/23/16 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (24-6), 9/30/16 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (54-7), 10/7/16 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (64-21), 10/14/16 Eudora (51-0), 10/21/16 DeSoto (50-0), 10/28/16 Spring Hill (57-19), 11/4/16 Piper (Kansas City) (64-0), 11/11/16 Louisburg (49-6), 11/18/16 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (52-0), 11/26/16 Buhler (53-21), 9/1/17 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (55-10), 9/8/17 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (48-0), 9/15/17 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (27-14), 9/22/17 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (33-14), 9/28/17 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (51-7), 10/6/17 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (54-21), 10/13/17 Eudora (63-6), 10/20/17 DeSoto (31-0), 10/27/17 Spring Hill (62-14), 11/3/17 Basehor-Linwood (Basehor) (58-6), 11/10/17 Labette County (Altamont) (69-23), 11/17/17 DeSoto (56-24), 11/25/17 Andale (47-7)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/30 at Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 9/7 Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 9/14 Mill Valley (Shawnee), 9/21 at St. James Academy (Lenexa), 9/28 Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO), 10/5 at Blue Valley (Stilwell), 10/12 at Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 10/19 Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rockhurst (Kansas City, MO) (41), Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (33.2), Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (33)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (-12.2), Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park) (-12.2), St. James Academy (Lenexa) (7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.4 (31.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #345
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 77%