Boone Grove (Valparaiso, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wolves Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Dan Kukulski League: Greater South Shore - South Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Braeton Vann 5'10" 170 Junior RB/DB Brian Spears 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB Luke Wilkening 6'0" 245 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Players Have Experience Playing Together Team Weaknesses: Line Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -11.5 2017 National Rank: #9513 2017 State Rank: #195 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -23.5 2018 National Rank: #8701 2018 State Rank: #181 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -11.5 Dynasty National Rank: #12158 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12 Dynasty Record: 38-37 (8-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 26 2017 Points Against Average: 16.8 2017 Differential: +9.2 2017 Wins: #10032 Whiting (19-12), #10422 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (15-7), #11307 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (28-7), #11557 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (47-20), #11909 South Central (Union Mills) (28-13), #12337 River Forest (Hobart) (21-0), #13761 Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (53-0), #14183 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (49-6) 2017 Losses: #4827 Griffith (55-12), #8084 North Newton (Morocco) (38-14), #8549 Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (23-12), #12337 River Forest (Hobart) (21-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-66 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Glenn [John] (Walkerton), 8/24 at River Forest (Hobart), 9/1 Whiting, 9/7 Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station), 9/14 at Hanover Central (Cedar Lake), 9/21 at Griffith, 10/5 at Wheeler (Valparaiso), 10/12 South Central (Union Mills) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Griffith (-15.5), Glenn [John] (Walkerton) (-22.3), Whiting (-23.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (-64.5), River Forest (Hobart) (-54.2), Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (-39.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.6 (-16.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12579 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%