Spearfish (SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Chad McCarty League: Black Hills - Mount Rushmore Playoff Division: 11AA Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jordan Brinson 6'0" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.7 Tyler Barkley 5'10" 190 Senior QB/FS 4.8 Justin Steedley 6'0" 220 Senior OL/DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many Skill Position Returners Team Weaknesses: OL RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -26.4 2017 National Rank: #12123 2017 State Rank: #43 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -35.4 2018 National Rank: #10978 2018 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -2.8 Dynasty National Rank: #10102 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.6 Dynasty Record: 51-102 (20-59 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 8.3 2017 Points Against Average: 22.4 2017 Differential: -14.1 2017 Wins: #12452 Belle Fourche (36-13), #13030 Hot Springs (14-6) 2017 Losses: #4514 Stevens (Rapid City) (33-2), #6452 Mitchell (41-0), #6566 More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (21-11), #9319 Huron (24-0), #9463 Brookings (24-0), #9923 Douglas (Box Elder) (20-6), #11984 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (20-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 38-52 Recent State Championships: 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/25 vs More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City), 8/31 Stevens (Rapid City), 9/7 vs Brookings, 9/14 at Belle Fourche, 9/21 Sturgis Brown (Sturgis), 9/28 Hot Springs, 10/5 at Douglas (Box Elder), 10/12 at Huron, 10/19 Mitchell Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Stevens (Rapid City) (-2.2), Mitchell (-8.6), More [St. Thomas] (Rapid City) (-13.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hot Springs (-43.8), Sturgis Brown (Sturgis) (-42.4), Belle Fourche (-39.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10072 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |