Pleasant Valley (IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Blue/Gray Coach: Rusty VanWetzinga League: 4A District 4 (moving from 4A District 6) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Returning QB Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 13.4 2017 National Rank: #3975 2017 State Rank: #47 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.6 2018 National Rank: #4225 2018 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2923 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26 Dynasty Record: 95-58 (79-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 39.9 2017 Points Against Average: 18.3 2017 Differential: +21.6 2017 Wins: #5925 Western Dubuque (Epworth) (55-41), #6896 Dubuque (49-17), #7812 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (41-20), #9689 Hempstead (Dubuque) (49-14), #10921 Muscatine (63-6), #11111 Iowa City (35-0), #12267 Davenport West (Davenport) (62-7) 2017 Losses: #1955 Bettendorf (27-17), #1955 Bettendorf (28-14), #3193 North Scott (Eldridge) (23-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 52-46 Recent League Championships: 2015 (4A District 7), 2014 (4A District 7), 2013 (4A Mississippi), 2012 (4A Mississippi) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Bettendorf, 8/31 at Prairie (Cedar Rapids), 9/7 North Scott (Eldridge), 9/14 Davenport Central (Davenport), 9/21 at Iowa City West (Iowa City), 9/28 Muscatine, 10/5 at Iowa City, 10/12 Davenport North (Davenport), 10/19 Linn-Mar (Marion) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City West (Iowa City) (16.5), North Scott (Eldridge) (3.6), Bettendorf (2.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Iowa City (-44.2), Davenport North (Davenport) (-40.9), Linn-Mar (Marion) (-38.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 (6 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7558 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |