Norton (KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bluejays Colors: Blue/Yellow Coach: Lucas Melvin League: Mid-Continent Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 2-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hayden Wiltfong 6'5" 215 Senior TE/DE 4.8 Kade Melvin Junior WR/DB COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Jace Ruder 6'3" 205 Senior QB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 14 2017 National Rank: #3874 2017 State Rank: #60 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.3 2018 National Rank: #5132 2018 State Rank: #81 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3389 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.5 Dynasty Record: 114-46 (56-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 32.8 2017 Points Against Average: 24.7 2017 Differential: +8.1 2017 Wins: #5298 Colby (35-6), #5500 Plainville (40-10), #6888 Goodland (37-34), #8146 More Prep-Marian (Hays) (57-15), #9844 Russell (31-7), #12651 Southwestern Heights (Kismet) (56-14), #12673 Oakley (51-0) 2017 Losses: #867 Phillipsburg (56-0), #1415 Marysville (62-21), #1523 Smith Center (43-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 62-45 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2012, 2010, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Plainville, 9/7 Smith Center, 9/14 at Oakley, 9/21 Phillipsburg, 9/28 at Minneapolis, 10/5 More Prep-Marian (Hays), 10/12 Ellsworth, 10/19 at Hoisington Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Phillipsburg (24.4), Smith Center (7.9), Hoisington (-2.8) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Minneapolis (-40), Oakley (-38.1), More Prep-Marian (Hays) (-32.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (10.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6552 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |