| Smoky Valley (Lindsborg, KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Tim Lambert League: Central Kansas Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Solid At Many Positions, Improved Depth Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Strength RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 18.4 2017 National Rank: #3091 2017 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 2018 Starting Power Rating: 3.8 2018 National Rank: #2904 2018 State Rank: #44 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7094 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 80-64 (48-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 29.3 2017 Points Against Average: 13.3 2017 Differential: +16 2017 Wins: #3310 Clay Center (30-16), #3638 Hesston (49-20), #5254 Collegiate (Wichita) (12-2), #7203 Halstead (24-22), #8412 Rock Creek (St. George) (36-0), #10229 Chapman (43-12), #11109 Haven (36-6), #11838 Hillsboro (50-14), #13397 Lyons (22-0) 2017 Losses: #1266 Holcomb (26-6), #3773 Larned (28-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 49-63 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central - East), 2004 (tied for 1st; Mid-Central Central) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Larned, 9/7 at Haven, 9/14 at Nickerson, 9/21 Hesston, 9/28 at Clay Center, 10/5 Chapman, 10/12 Halstead, 10/19 at Rock Creek (St. George) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hesston (7.8), Larned (-2.9), Nickerson (-5.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Haven (-37.8), Chapman (-23.9), Rock Creek (St. George) (-22.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.8 (6.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #101 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6171 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22% |