Sidney (MT)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Roger Merritt League: A - Central/East Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Lee 6'2" 235 Senior G/DT 5.1 Carter Hughes 245 Senior G/DT 5.2 Cooper McGlothlin Junior QB/DB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Returns, Speed Team Weaknesses: RB Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 15.9 2017 National Rank: #3516 2017 State Rank: #5 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -1.1 2018 National Rank: #3742 2018 State Rank: #6 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5639 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3 Dynasty Record: 76-59 (44-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 28.6 2017 Points Against Average: 13.1 2017 Differential: +15.5 2017 Wins: #3748 Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (28-19), #4335 Beaverhead County (Dillon) (38-22), #7120 Laurel (21-12), #8314 Fergus (Lewistown) (38-0), #8400 Dawson (Glendive) (21-2), #10541 Hardin (34-7), #10681 Belgrade (31-3), #12219 Park (Livingston) (50-20), #12930 Havre (54-14) 2017 Losses: #1643 Columbia Falls (17-0), #5422 Custer County (Miles City) (28-0) 2017 Opponents W-L: 57-52 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016 (East A), 2004 (A Eastern) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Belgrade, 8/31 Billings Central Catholic (Billings), 9/7 Hardin, 9/14 at Dawson/Terry (Glendive), 9/21 at Fergus (Lewistown), 9/29 Havre, 10/5 at Laurel, 10/12 Custer County (Miles City), 10/19 Park (Livingston) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Billings Central Catholic (Billings) (5.5), Custer County (Miles City) (-9.1), Fergus (Lewistown) (-14.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Havre (-44.4), Belgrade (-40), Park (Livingston) (-38.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1 (4.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #12 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8516 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%