Carrollton (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Nathan Wotta League: Tri-Valley - East (moving from Tri-Valley - Central) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ricky Williamson III Senior A.J. Thomas Senior Larenzo DeLaCruz Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Very Young RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 15.4 2017 National Rank: #3603 2017 State Rank: #130 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.6 2018 National Rank: #5209 2018 State Rank: #196 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -3.9 Dynasty National Rank: #10402 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7 Dynasty Record: 65-77 (49-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 31 2017 Points Against Average: 21.3 2017 Differential: +9.7 2017 Wins: #4714 Alma (26-14), #4899 Freeland (25-6), #6671 Chesaning (57-22), #8010 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (58-19), #9922 Bullock Creek (Midland) (38-14), #10122 Shepherd (30-12), #12180 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (62-14) 2017 Losses: #616 Ithaca (38-6), #1163 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (18-14), #1163 Swan Valley (Saginaw) (42-7), #4899 Freeland (35-18) 2017 Opponents W-L: 70-48 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley - West), 2008 (Tri-Valley - West) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 8/30 at Freeland, 9/7 at Millington, 9/14 Bridgeport, 9/21 at Frankenmuth, 9/28 at Birch Run, 10/5 Garber (Essexville), 10/12 Swan Valley (Saginaw), 10/19 at Ithaca Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Swan Valley (Saginaw) (24.7), Ithaca (17.3), Frankenmuth (4.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-41.8), Garber (Essexville) (-26.8), Birch Run (-18.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 (13.7 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4477 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%