West Point-Beemer (West Point, NE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cadets Colors: Red/White Coach: Troy Schlueter League: C1 District 3 (moving from C1 District 5) Playoff Division: C1 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Blake Anderson 6'3" 210 Senior QB/LB 5.0 Ben VanderGriend 5'10" 170 WR/DB 5.0 Kade Hughes 6'0" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Skill Position Experience Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 23.5 2017 National Rank: #2308 2017 State Rank: #19 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 8.4 2018 National Rank: #2257 2018 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8358 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5 Dynasty Record: 51-79 (26-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 38.3 2017 Points Against Average: 24 2017 Differential: +14.3 2017 Wins: #1853 Pierce (35-28), #3079 Wayne (32-28), #3634 Lakeview (Columbus) (35-14), #5794 O'Neill (41-21), #6943 Fort Calhoun (41-22), #7444 Arlington (39-8), #9484 North Bend Central (North Bend) (35-20), #12148 Wisner-Pilger (Wisner) (54-0), #12734 Madison (54-20) 2017 Losses: #270 Norfolk Catholic (Norfolk) (49-21), #1853 Pierce (54-34) 2017 Opponents W-L: 54-57 Recent League Championships: 2008 (tied for 1st; C1 District 4), 2003 (tied for 1st; Class C1 District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Arlington, 8/31 at Boys Town, 9/7 at Scotus (Columbus), 9/14 Douglas County West (Valley), 9/21 at Wahoo, 9/28 Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion), 10/5 at Wayne, 10/12 Pierce, 10/19 at Logan View/Scribner-Snyder (Hooper) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Pierce (16.8), Wahoo (14.4), Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (12.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Arlington (-24.3), Douglas County West (Valley) (-19.4), Scotus (Columbus) (-7.4) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 (13.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2629 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |