| Water Valley (MS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Brad Embry League: 3A Region 2 Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2017 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Marley Cook 6'1" 285 Senior DL/OL 5.0 Bud Tolbert 6'2" 185 Senior WR/CB 4.65 Javarius Benson 5'10" 215 Senior LB/HB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Replacing Starting QB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 9.2 2017 National Rank: #4847 2017 State Rank: #100 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 0.1 2018 National Rank: #3532 2018 State Rank: #74 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6213 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.3 Dynasty Record: 106-76 (53-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 35.1 2017 Points Against Average: 19.6 2017 Differential: +15.5 2017 Wins: #8099 South Pontotoc (Pontotoc) (50-22), #8499 Palmer [Madison S.] (Marks) (51-26), #8815 Independence (64-28), #11537 George [J. Z.] (North Carrollton) (40-0), #11973 Coahoma Agricultural (Clarksdale) (41-6), #12692 Holly Springs (48-0), #13133 Bruce (46-6), #13655 Coffeeville (55-14) 2017 Losses: #1478 Yazoo County (Yazoo City) (35-7), #2071 Winona (35-19), #2211 Calhoun City (48-28), #2576 North Panola (Sardis) (22-0), #3514 Eupora (13-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 84-74 Recent League Championships: 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Eupora, 8/24 Coffeeville, 8/31 at George [J. Z.] (North Carrollton), 9/7 at Bruce, 9/14 Calhoun City, 9/21 Winona, 9/28 Holly Springs, 10/5 Palmer [Madison S.] (Marks), 10/12 Coahoma Agricultural (Clarksdale), 10/19 at Independence, 10/26 at North Panola (Sardis) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: North Panola (Sardis) (15.8), Winona (14.1), Calhoun City (7.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Coffeeville (-56.6), Bruce (-46.5), Coahoma Agricultural (Clarksdale) (-40.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 (2.3 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #183 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9042 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |