East Buchanan (Gower, MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Kevin Bryan League: KCI Playoff Division: 1 Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 2-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Tyler Schottel 5'9" 145 Senior QB 5.0 Ethan Kilgore 6'5" 195 Junior WR 4.9 Tristen Smith 5'8" 145 Senior LB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, DBs Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience, Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 12.9 2017 National Rank: #4081 2017 State Rank: #99 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.1 2018 National Rank: #3583 2018 State Rank: #91 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6537 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.5 Dynasty Record: 119-57 (62-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 33.9 2017 Points Against Average: 22.6 2017 Differential: +11.3 2017 Wins: #3822 Lathrop (34-26), #4056 Princeton/Mercer (Princeton) (48-30), #5779 Lawson (26-20), #7133 Plattsburg (36-14), #7133 Plattsburg (32-21), #9115 South Harrison (Bethany) (56-30), #11144 North Platte (Dearborn) (52-15), #11218 West Platte (Weston) (36-6), #11218 West Platte (Weston) (26-10), #11254 Mid-Buchanan (Faucett) (44-13), #11254 Mid-Buchanan (Faucett) (34-20) 2017 Losses: #1876 Monroe City (28-14), #4489 Penney (Hamilton) (56-16), #9205 Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph) (27-20) 2017 Opponents W-L: 81-79 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 South Harrison (Bethany), 8/31 at Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph), 9/7 Penney (Hamilton), 9/14 West Platte (Weston), 9/21 at Plattsburg, 9/28 Mid-Buchanan (Faucett), 10/5 at Lawson, 10/12 North Platte (Dearborn), 10/19 at Lathrop Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lathrop (0.9), Penney (Hamilton) (-9.5), Lawson (-12.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Platte (Dearborn) (-35.2), West Platte (Weston) (-33.8), Bishop LeBlond (St. Joseph) (-31.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #210 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9401 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 28%