South (Salina, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Sam Sellers League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 0-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Isaac Mitchell 6'4" 245 Senior DE Jayden Miller 5'11" 270 Senior DL Cai Calvert 5'11" 160 Senior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talented Returning Nucleus, WR/OL, Secondary Returns Intact Team Weaknesses: Only Have One Returning LB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 12.7 2017 National Rank: #4151 2017 State Rank: #65 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.3 2018 National Rank: #4178 2018 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 33.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1114 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.6 Dynasty Record: 94-67 (44-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 16.9 2017 Points Against Average: 28.7 2017 Differential: -11.8 2017 Wins: #2624 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (42-12), #5719 Liberal (24-14), #8304 Central (Salina) (38-14) 2017 Losses: #283 Bishop Carroll (Wichita) (48-24), #395 Derby (59-14), #620 Goddard (38-0), #1329 Maize (21-0), #2348 Eisenhower (Goddard) (20-6), #2651 Hutchinson (49-14), #3779 Valley Center (12-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 69-37 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at McPherson, 9/7 Dodge City, 9/14 Central (Salina), 9/21 at Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/28 at Derby, 10/5 Maize, 10/12 at Hutchinson, 10/18 Newton Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Derby (30.5), Maize (18.2), McPherson (16.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Salina) (-13), Newton (-10), Dodge City (-5.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4 (26.8 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1393 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%