Pittsburg (KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Purple/White Coach: Tom Nickelson League: Southeast Kansas Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandis Evans 5'9" 205 Senior RB 4.6 Dylan White 6'1" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.48 Jerek Butcher 6'1" 225 Senior LB/TE 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Athletic, Players Are Strong For Their Weight Team Weaknesses: Lost Great Leadership To Graduation, Must Build Team Chemistry RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 29 2017 National Rank: #1637 2017 State Rank: #21 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 12.9 2018 National Rank: #1702 2018 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 28 Dynasty National Rank: #1841 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.1 Dynasty Record: 101-49 (64-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 36.5 2017 Points Against Average: 19.8 2017 Differential: +16.7 2017 Wins: #1469 Harrisonville (MO) (37-21), #2945 Fort Scott (45-19), #3355 Bonner Springs (39-29), #4035 Central (Andover) (12-7), #7221 Chanute (54-7), #9194 Turner (Kansas City) (61-6), #11758 Washington (Kansas City) (47-8), #12001 North (Wichita) (55-8) 2017 Losses: #150 Webb City (MO) (34-13), #322 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park) (42-21), #494 Carl Junction (MO) (37-17) 2017 Opponents W-L: 74-49 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2008, 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Labette County (Altamont), 9/7 at Chanute, 9/14 Blue Valley North (Overland Park), 9/21 Fort Scott, 9/28 at Ulysses, 10/5 Mill Valley (Shawnee), 10/12 at Olathe East (Olathe), 10/19 De Soto Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Blue Valley North (Overland Park) (33), Labette County (Altamont) (20.4), Mill Valley (Shawnee) (18.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Ulysses (-27.7), Chanute (-11.3), Fort Scott (-7.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.2 (16.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1380 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%