Lexington (MO)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Minutemen Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Kyle Barkley League: Missouri River Valley - East Playoff Division: 2 Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 6-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alvaro Porras 5'8" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.6 Payton Wallace 6'1" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.1 Sean Emerson 5'9" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Youth At Key Defensive Positions RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 8.6 2017 National Rank: #4968 2017 State Rank: #119 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.4 2018 National Rank: #4959 2018 State Rank: #116 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 2.7 Dynasty National Rank: #8588 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 70-86 (36-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 38.5 2017 Points Against Average: 15.8 2017 Differential: +22.7 2017 Wins: #7714 Richmond (20-13), #8901 Holden (28-0), #9281 Trenton (54-14), #10432 Carrollton (49-21), #10432 Carrollton (55-14), #10497 Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington) (46-8), #11054 Knob Noster (43-15), #11943 Skyline (Urbana) (54-7), #12381 St. Pius X (Festus) (46-12) 2017 Losses: #1878 Lafayette County (Higginsville) (36-6), #3822 Lathrop (34-23) 2017 Opponents W-L: 62-61 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy, IL), 8/31 at Trenton, 9/7 at Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington), 9/14 at Brookfield, 9/28 at Knob Noster, 10/5 at Carrollton, 10/12 Lafayette County (Higginsville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lafayette County (Higginsville) (11.1), Quincy Notre Dame (Quincy, IL) (-9.9), Brookfield (-20.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wellington-Napoleon (Wellington) (-39.7), Carrollton (-35.7), Knob Noster (-34.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 (-3.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9213 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%