Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake, MI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Blue/Silver/Scarlet
Coach: Mike Zdebski
League: Lakes Valley
Playoff Division: none

D1 PROSPECTS
C.J. Brown 5-11 180 Junior S
Abdur-Rahmaan Yaseen 6-1 180 Junior WR
Sam Johnson 6'4" 195 Senior QB
Spencer Brown 6'6" 295 Senior OT
Jacob Dean 6'8" 315 Senior OG

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Randall Harris 6'0" 185 Senior CB
Justin Thomas 6'0" 165 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 31.1
2017 National Rank: #1428
2017 State Rank: #45
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +5.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7
2018 Starting Power Rating: 32.3
2018 National Rank: #396
2018 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 30.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1513
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 118-46 [119-45 on the field] (59-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 29.4
2017 Points Against Average: 18.1
2017 Differential: +11.3
2017 Wins: #199 West Bloomfield (19-14), #1739 Lakeland (White Lake) (13-11), #3808 Walled Lake Northern (Commerce) (24-21), #4261 Walled Lake Central (Walled Lake) (42-0), #5181 South Lyon East (South Lyon) (17-10), #5983 Kettering (Waterford) (21-7), #6564 South Lyon (49-28), #7758 Milford (Highland) (44-8)
2017 Losses: #708 Franklin (Livonia) (35-28), #1193 Mott (Waterford) (47-37)
2017 Opponents W-L: 57-47
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016 (Kensington Lakes - North), 2015 (Kensington Lakes - North), 2014 (tied for 1st; Kensington Lakes - North), 2013 (Kensington Lakes - North), 2011 (Kensington Lakes - North), 2007 (Western Lakes - Western)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Catholic Central (Novi), 8/30 Milford (Highland), 9/7 at Kettering (Waterford), 9/14 at Mott (Waterford), 9/21 Walled Lake Northern (Commerce), 9/28 at Lakeland (White Lake), 10/5 South Lyon East (South Lyon), 10/12 at South Lyon, 10/19 Walled Lake Central (Walled Lake)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Catholic Central (Novi) (24.7), Lakeland (White Lake) (17.9), Mott (Waterford) (8.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Milford (Highland) (-12.5), Kettering (Waterford) (-9), Walled Lake Central (Walled Lake) (-5.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.8 (25.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #62
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2176
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 66%



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