Walton-Verona (Walton, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Jeff Barth
League: 2A District 5
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Grant Grubbs 6'0" 180 Senior LB/OL 4.7
Tyler Schrader 5'9" 160 Senior DB/RB 4.7
Logan Boone 5'10" 295 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Good Core Of Returners, Leadership, Have Very Good Instinctual Players
Team Weaknesses: Replacing District Player Of Year At LB/RB, Lost 3 Of 5 Starting OL To Graduation, Leading Rusher Graduated

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 5.6
2017 National Rank: #5614
2017 State Rank: #79
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -9.4
2018 National Rank: #5390
2018 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -5.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10745
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 73-43 (30-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40
2017 Points Against Average: 10.3
2017 Differential: +29.7
2017 Wins: #6652 East Jessamine (Nicholasville) (43-20), #10107 Owen County (Owenton) (61-0), #10587 Carroll County (Carrollton) (48-7), #11143 Holmes (Covington) (41-0), #11776 Gallatin County (Warsaw) (42-0), #11884 Bellevue (28-0), #12892 Holy Cross (Covington) (56-0), #13810 Trimble County (Bedford) (56-0), #14262 Shawnee (Louisville) (72-0)
2017 Losses: #1405 Lexington Christian (Lexington) (48-13), #1530 Christian Academy (Louisville) (28-0), #3508 Kentucky Country Day (Louisville) (21-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 65-72
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at West Jessamine (Nicholasville), 8/24 Kentucky Country Day (Louisville), 9/1 at Holmes (Covington), 9/8 at Holy Cross (Covington), 9/14 Lexington Christian (Lexington), 9/21 Owen County (Owenton), 10/12 at Carroll County (Carrollton), 10/19 Gallatin County (Warsaw), 10/26 Bellevue
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lexington Christian (Lexington) (17.5), Kentucky Country Day (Louisville) (-11.3), West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (-23.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Holy Cross (Covington) (-54.1), Gallatin County (Warsaw) (-51.8), Bellevue (-49.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 (-8.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -31
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11566
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%