West Lyon (Inwood, IA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Jay Rozeboom League: 1A District 1 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 5-2 Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Logan Meyer 6'1" 195 Junior RB/LB 4.6 Jordan DeSmet 6'3" 250 Junior OL/DL 5.2 Trevor VanMiddendorp 5'9" 260 OL/DL 5.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Competition At All Positions Team Weaknesses: Lost Very Talented/Experienced Senior Class To Graduation RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 33.3 2017 National Rank: #1201 2017 State Rank: #13 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 8.2 2018 National Rank: #2289 2018 State Rank: #24 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 32.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1215 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.2 Dynasty Record: 146-33 (94-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 42 2017 Points Against Average: 7.2 2017 Differential: +34.8 2017 Wins: #2020 Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (35-28), #4050 Western Christian (Hull) (42-3), #4050 Western Christian (Hull) (55-14), #5358 Emmetsburg (42-0), #5688 IKM/Manning (Manning) (35-0), #6429 Hinton (35-0), #7598 Unity Christian (Orange City) (42-0), #8455 Alta/Aurelia (Alta) (45-6), #8626 Central Lyon (Rock Rapids) (41-0), #11207 Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (62-0), #11898 Okoboji (Milford) (49-0) 2017 Losses: #892 Van Meter (35-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 68-52 Recent State Championships: 2013 (A), 2010 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014 (1A District 2), 2013 (A District 1), 2012 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (Rock Rapids), 8/31 Sioux Center, 9/7 at Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley), 9/14 at MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City), 9/21 Emmetsburg, 9/28 at Unity Christian (Orange City), 10/5 West Sioux (Hawarden), 10/12 Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley), 10/19 at Western Christian (Hull) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: West Sioux (Hawarden) (27), Rock Valley/Boyden-Hull (Rock Valley) (10), Western Christian (Hull) (-6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sibley-Ocheyedan (Sibley) (-33.7), MOC-Floyd Valley (Orange City) (-21.3), Unity Christian (Orange City) (-18.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (10.9 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4188 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |