Stevens (Rapid City, SD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Raiders Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Scott Hagen League: Eastern South Dakota - AAA Playoff Division: 11AAA Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 5-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Michael Norman 6'3.5" 190 Junior WR 4.65 Wesley Folsom 6'5" 225 Junior DE 5.07 Corben Mahaffy 5'11" 160 Senior K 5.01 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offense, Size/Speed, Roster Size Team Weaknesses: Only 4 Returning Defensive Starters, Must Improve Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.8 2017 National Rank: #4514 2017 State Rank: #11 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.2 2018 National Rank: #3941 2018 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 5.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7633 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.9 Dynasty Record: 52-101 (26-59 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 22.1 2017 Points Against Average: 22.5 2017 Differential: -0.4 2017 Wins: #5092 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (14-0), #7040 Watertown (14-13), #7504 Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (23-19), #7635 Rapid City Central (Rapid City) (41-7), #12123 Spearfish (33-2) 2017 Losses: #735 Washington (Sioux Falls) (29-28), #1865 Roosevelt (Sioux Falls) (53-13), #2298 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (35-17), #2298 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (30-14), #2640 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (37-24) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-44 Recent League Championships: 2004 (11AA Region 4), 2003 (11AA Region 4) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 vs Roosevelt (Sioux Falls), 8/31 at Spearfish, 9/7 Watertown, 9/14 at Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen), 9/21 Washington (Sioux Falls), 9/28 at Brandon Valley (Brandon), 10/5 vs Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 10/12 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 10/19 vs Rapid City Central (Rapid City) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Washington (Sioux Falls) (20.9), Roosevelt (Sioux Falls) (10.2), Brandon Valley (Brandon) (7.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Spearfish (-35.4), Rapid City Central (Rapid City) (-28.4), Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (-21.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12 (16.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.8 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4446 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%