Elkhart (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Orange Coach: Chris Hattabaugh League: Hi-Plains Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 3-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Lane Whisennand 5'10" 160 Senior QB/CB 4.52 Javier Gomez 6'0" 205 Senior WR/DE 4.89 Elian Prieto 5'9" 150 Senior WR/CB 4.63 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All-State QB Returns, Great Speed, Line Size Team Weaknesses: 3 New OL Starters RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -3.3 2017 National Rank: #7686 2017 State Rank: #123 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -14.3 2018 National Rank: #6533 2018 State Rank: #103 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -18.2 Dynasty National Rank: #13207 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.9 Dynasty Record: 64-76 (46-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 35.6 2017 Points Against Average: 18.9 2017 Differential: +16.7 2017 Wins: #10039 Meade (18-15), #10297 LaCrosse (30-20), #10297 LaCrosse (35-6), #12655 Syracuse (60-12), #12651 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (32-6), #13164 Stanton County (Johnson) (54-14), #13955 Clayton (NM) (61-7), #14302 Sublette (71-0) 2017 Losses: #1523 Smith Center (64-7), #6013 Cimarron (30-6), #7597 Lakin (34-18) 2017 Opponents W-L: 52-57 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st; Hi-Plains Division II) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Cimarron, 9/7 at Southwestern Heights (Kismet), 9/14 Sublette, 9/21 at Clayton (NM), 9/28 at Meade, 10/5 Syracuse, 10/12 at Stanton County (Johnson) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cimarron (-9.8), Meade (-39.1), Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (-40.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sublette (-65.9), Clayton (NM) (-55.1), Stanton County (Johnson) (-50.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.5 (-10.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -43.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #223 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13545 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36%