Junction City (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bluejays Colors: Blue/White Coach: Randall Zimmerman League: Centennial Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jacob Smith 6'2" 240 Senior T 5.35 Russell Wilkey 5'9" 165 Sophomore RB 4.65 Tez Brime 6'1" 170 Senior DB 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed/Quickness, Experience Team Weaknesses: Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.9 2017 National Rank: #4487 2017 State Rank: #71 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.1 2018 National Rank: #3917 2018 State Rank: #57 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3503 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.9 Dynasty Record: 13-6 (10-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 31 2017 Points Against Average: 25.9 2017 Differential: +5.1 2017 Wins: #5402 Washburn Rural (Topeka) (35-21), #5510 West (Wichita) (28-21), #5596 Seaman (Topeka) (29-10), #10598 West (Topeka) (60-21), #11817 Highland Park (Topeka) (61-12) 2017 Losses: #897 Lawrence Free State (Lawrence) (47-14), #1740 Manhattan (42-12), #2740 Topeka (42-28), #5827 Emporia (17-12) 2017 Opponents W-L: 44-41 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Hays, 9/7 at Washburn Rural (Topeka), 9/13 at West (Topeka), 9/21 Topeka, 9/28 at Highland Park (Topeka), 10/5 Manhattan, 10/12 at Seaman (Topeka), 10/19 Emporia Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Topeka (4.3), Manhattan (2.9), Emporia (-4.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Park (Topeka) (-46.7), West (Topeka) (-24.5), Hays (-15.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (14.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5919 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%