Ithaca (MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Terry Hessbrook League: Tri-Valley - West Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brayden Shaw 6'1" 200 Junior RB Rexton Nowakowski 6'1" 210 Senior OL Guillermo Macias 5'11" 200 Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Experience Team Weaknesses: Must Replace All WRs RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 41.4 2017 National Rank: #616 2017 State Rank: #21 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 17.3 2018 National Rank: #1266 2018 State Rank: #39 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 27.9 Dynasty National Rank: #1856 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6 Dynasty Record: 161-23 (93-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 13-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 45.9 2017 Points Against Average: 10.1 2017 Differential: +35.8 2017 Wins: #1065 Montague (33-23), #2366 St. Francis (Traverse City) (27-0), #3414 Clare (38-14), #3534 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (51-16), #3603 Carrollton (38-6), #4623 Laingsburg (56-7), #6075 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (42-7), #6157 Hemlock (55-0), #6539 St. Louis (51-14), #7129 Byron (43-0), #10917 Pinconning (56-6), #11125 St. Charles (56-8), #12180 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (63-0) 2017 Losses: #274 Lumen Christi (Jackson) (40-34) 2017 Opponents W-L: 90-58 Recent State Championships: 2015 (6), 2013 (6), 2012 (6), 2011 (6), 2010 (6) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Pewamo-Westphalia (Pewamo), 8/30 Hemlock, 9/7 at Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 9/14 Pinconning, 9/21 at Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw), 9/28 St. Charles, 10/5 at St. Louis, 10/12 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 10/19 Carrollton Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pewamo-Westphalia (Pewamo) (20.7), Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (-1.6), Carrollton (-8.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-41.8), Pinconning (-38), St. Charles (-35.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 (16.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #297 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8029 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%