Blue Valley Northwest (Overland Park, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Colors: Black/Silver
Coach: Clint Rider
League: Eastern Kansas
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Hungerford 5'10" 190 Senior MLB 4.7
J'Mike Sturdivant 6'1" 160 Sophomore WR 4.6
Jack Young 6'2" 230 Senior OL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jackson Heath 6'5" 210 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Fast, Explosive Offensively, Dual-Threat QB
Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 6.4
2017 National Rank: #5429
2017 State Rank: #81
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -12.2
2018 National Rank: #6062
2018 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1655
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 41.5
Dynasty Record: 69-75 (48-43 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 2-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (8th)
2017 Points For Average: 21.1
2017 Points Against Average: 37.2
2017 Differential: -16.1
2017 Wins: #5620 Blue Valley West (Stilwell) (35-28), #5864 Gardner-Edgerton (Gardner) (35-28)
2017 Losses: #384 Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (48-13), #862 Blue Valley (Stilwell) (49-3), #1678 Mill Valley (Shawnee) (35-14), #1740 Manhattan (50-22), #1956 St. James Academy (Lenexa) (17-14), #3652 Lawrence (28-27), #3817 Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (52-27)
2017 Opponents W-L: 49-46
Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at St. James Academy (Lenexa), 9/7 Harrisonville (MO), 9/13 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 9/21 at Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park), 9/28 Blue Valley (Stilwell), 10/5 at Blue Valley West (Stilwell), 10/12 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 10/19 at Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission) (53.8), 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), Harrisonville (MO) (5.5), Blue Valley Southwest (Overland Park) (6.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.6 (26.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #258
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 8th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%