Tippecanoe Valley (Akron, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Kelly Green/Gold Coach: Steve Moriarty League: Three Rivers - North Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #47 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Wes Melanson 6'0" 210 OLB 4.9 Cameron Parker 5'10" 165 HB 4.8 Jose Revera 6'2" 290 DT 5.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Increased Experience Team Weaknesses: OL Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -27.7 2017 National Rank: #12299 2017 State Rank: #273 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -35.7 2018 National Rank: #11022 2018 State Rank: #237 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #9232 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 35.9 Dynasty Record: 77-76 (66-33 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-8 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 18.2 2017 Points Against Average: 29.5 2017 Differential: -11.3 2017 Wins: #11931 Manchester (North Manchester) (20-14), #13835 Whitko (South Whitley) (43-7) 2017 Losses: #2414 Culver Academies (Culver) (33-7), #7081 Northfield (Wabash) (41-28), #8279 Bremen (41-13), #9153 Rochester (28-14), #9256 North Miami (Denver) (28-0), #9256 North Miami (Denver) (40-14), #10179 Peru (33-14), #11864 Wabash (30-29) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-52 Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers), 2011 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers), 2006 (Three Rivers), 2004 (Three Rivers) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Bremen, 8/24 at Culver Academies (Culver), 8/31 North Miami (Denver), 9/7 at Northfield (Wabash), 9/14 Whitko (South Whitley), 9/21 at Manchester (North Manchester), 9/28 Rochester, 10/5 Wabash Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Culver Academies (Culver) (10.7), Bremen (-12.3), Northfield (Wabash) (-14.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Whitko (South Whitley) (-51.7), Manchester (North Manchester) (-49.8), Wabash (-34.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 (-8.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #204 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10013 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%