Niobrara County (Lusk, WY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Red/White Coach: Ryan Nelson League: 1A East Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2018 JV Record: 2-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Damien Molzahn 5'9" 185 Senior MLB/FB 5.1 Drake Lamp 5'8" 160 Junior TB/S 4.7 James Stone 5'9" 185 Senior DE/RB 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Speed, OL Size/Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -30.4 2018 National Rank: #12214 2018 State Rank: #35 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -35.2 2019 National Rank: #10432 2019 State Rank: #26 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -7.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11025 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.1 Dynasty Record: 93-52 (52-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 4-4 2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2018 Points For Average: 14.3 2018 Points Against Average: 21 2018 Differential: -6.7 2018 Wins: #12623 Tongue River (Dayton) (26-12), #13161 Wind River (Pavillion) (28-20), #13482 Newcastle (16-6), #13796 Southeast (Yoder) (20-6) 2018 Losses: #2782 Big Horn (49-12), #7562 Upton/Sundance (Upton) (41-6), #9379 Pine Bluffs (21-0), #12652 Wright (13-6) 2018 Opponents W-L: 33-38 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2007 (tied for 1st; 2A East) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 9/6 at Upton/Sundance (Upton), 9/13 Tongue River (Dayton), 9/20 at Wind River (Pavillion), 9/27 at Southeast (Yoder), 10/4 Newcastle, 10/11 at Wright, 10/18 Big Horn, 10/25 Pine Bluffs Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Big Horn (0.4), Upton/Sundance (Upton) (-19.5), Pine Bluffs (-32.9) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Wind River (Pavillion) (-57.5), Southeast (Yoder) (-57.4), Newcastle (-54.9) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -39.9 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.2 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12606 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2019 Projected League Finish: 4th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%