Scottsbluff (NE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Red/White Coach: Joe Benson League: B District 4 (moving from B District 8) Playoff Division: B Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Garrett Nelson 6'3" 240 Senior FB/DE 5.0 Chris Busby 5'11" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.5 Keegan Reifschneider 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Defense Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 28.6 2017 National Rank: #1686 2017 State Rank: #13 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1 2018 Starting Power Rating: 20.6 2018 National Rank: #995 2018 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2423 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 90-59 (37-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 34.5 2017 Points Against Average: 16.4 2017 Differential: +18.1 2017 Wins: #2272 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (34-27), #3105 Aurora (34-28), #4409 Blair (49-27), #5994 Sidney (34-7), #6208 Holdrege (35-15), #6374 Hastings (21-7), #7321 Lexington (43-14), #8633 Gering (40-3), #12121 Alliance (55-0) 2017 Losses: #342 York (35-20), #1517 McCook (17-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 55-54 Recent League Championships: 2017 (B District 8), 2016 (B District 8), 2015 (B District 8), 2014 (B District 8), 2012 (B District 8), 2011 (B District 8), 2010 (B District 8), 2006 (B District 6), 2005 (B District 6) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at North Platte, 8/31 Hastings, 9/7 Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island), 9/14 at Sterling (CO), 9/21 Gering, 9/28 Sidney, 10/5 at Lexington, 10/12 at Alliance, 10/19 McCook Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McCook (17), Grand Island Northwest (Grand Island) (16.4), Sidney (-8.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Alliance (-45.6), North Platte (-36.3), Gering (-20.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 (17.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6065 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 54% |