Salem Academy (Salem, OR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Crusaders Colors: Green/White Coach: Gary Johnson League: 3A Special District 1 (moving from 3A PacWest) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Titus Spangle 5'11" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.78 Dawson Patton 6'5" 205 Senior TE/DE 4.9 Cole Hardy 6'3" 175 Junior QB/DB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have 4 Returning All-League OL Team Weaknesses: Depth, Roster Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -27.3 2017 National Rank: #12251 2017 State Rank: #137 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2018 Starting Power Rating: -36.3 2018 National Rank: #11134 2018 State Rank: #119 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -11.4 Dynasty National Rank: #12129 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.9 Dynasty Record: 58-69 (31-48 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 23.8 2017 Points Against Average: 24.1 2017 Differential: -0.3 2017 Wins: #13152 Taft (Lincoln City) (52-7), #13282 Regis (Stayton) (26-13), #13748 Gervais (52-19), #13963 Jefferson (18-12) 2017 Losses: #5108 Scio (58-13), #10523 Blanchet Catholic (Salem) (22-12), #10802 Klamath Union (Klamath Falls) (27-9), #11215 Sheridan/Sheridan Japanese (Sheridan) (19-0), #12170 Colton (40-32) 2017 Opponents W-L: 35-49 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st; 3A PacWest) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Pleasant Hill, 9/8 at Bandon, 9/14 Amity, 9/21 Hidden Valley (Grants Pass), 9/28 at Scio, 10/5 Corbett, 10/12 Blanchet Catholic (Salem), 10/19 Yamhill-Carlton (Yamhill), 10/26 at Madras Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Scio (-14.6), Amity (-16.9), Blanchet Catholic (Salem) (-32.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hidden Valley (Grants Pass) (-65.1), Corbett (-60.6), Yamhill-Carlton (Yamhill) (-60.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -42.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #174 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13433 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 8th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |