Thousand Islands (Clayton, NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Ryan Kendall League: Section 3 C - North/West (moving from Section 3 C - North) Playoff Division: C Playoff Division Rank: #34 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Michael Briggs Senior RB/DB Colby Stewart Junior OL/DE Ryan Cassidy Senior RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Three OL Returning, Possible 1000-Yard RB Is Back Team Weaknesses: Graduated All 4 Starting LBs RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -3.5 2017 National Rank: #7746 2017 State Rank: #285 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -25.5 2018 National Rank: #9081 2018 State Rank: #358 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -5.4 Dynasty National Rank: #10768 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.1 Dynasty Record: 56-67 (41-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 26.4 2017 Points Against Average: 13.3 2017 Differential: +13.1 2017 Wins: #9616 Institute of Tech (Syracuse) (14-8), #11599 Lowville (42-14), #11673 Holland Patent (24-10), #11825 Waterville (42-19), #13120 Altmar-Parish-Williamstown (Parish) (28-0), #13803 South Jefferson (Adams) (47-0) 2017 Losses: #3956 Canastota (14-7), #4291 General Brown (Dexter) (41-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 29-38 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; Section 3 C - North), 2008 (tied for 1st; Section 3 Class C - North), 2007 (Section 3 Class C - North) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Jordan-Elbridge (Jordan), 9/7 at Port Byron, 9/14 Lowville, 9/22 Gouverneur, 9/28 Hannibal, 10/5 at General Brown (Dexter), 10/12 at Southern Hills [Tully/LaFayette/Fabius Pompey] (Tully) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gouverneur (2), General Brown (Dexter) (-1.7), Jordan-Elbridge (Jordan) (-23.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hannibal (-47.1), Southern Hills [Tully/LaFayette/Fabius Pompey] (Tully) (-33.4), Lowville (-33.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21 (-9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #331 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8228 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%