Nemaha Central (Seneca, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Warren Seitz
League: Big Seven
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Matt Baumgartner 6'3" 195 Senior TE/DE 4.9
Cole Kramer 6'1" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.9
Noe Gauna 5'8" 150 Senior RB/C 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Graduated Big Senior Class

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 17.3
2017 National Rank: #3274
2017 State Rank: #45
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.7
2018 National Rank: #4449
2018 State Rank: #66
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6073
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.5
Dynasty Record: 91-54 (62-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 39.5
2017 Points Against Average: 11.2
2017 Differential: +28.3
2017 Wins: #1279 Sabetha (21-7), #4448 Perry-Lecompton (Perry) (30-13), #4582 Centralia (13-0), #5682 Holton (30-18), #8891 Royal Valley (Hoyt) (55-14), #10040 Jefferson West (Meriden) (35-14), #11232 Hiawatha (56-0), #11918 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (49-0), #12074 Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (59-26), #13682 Atchison County (Effingham) (79-6)
2017 Losses: #2254 Silver Lake (25-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 61-54
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Sabetha, 9/7 Hiawatha, 9/14 at Holton, 9/21 Horton, 9/28 at Pleasant Ridge (Easton), 10/5 Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena), 10/12 at Atchison County (Effingham), 10/19 Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sabetha (14.4), Holton (-10.2), Maur Hill Prep-Mount Academy (Atchison) (-23.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Atchison County (Effingham) (-55.5), Pleasant Ridge (Easton) (-48.8), Riverside [Wathena/Elwood] (Wathena) (-41.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (-0.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #176
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11080
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%