Prairie (Cedar Rapids, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Mark Bliss
League: 4A District 3
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colton Staab 6'4" 275 Senior OL 5.22
Keegan Staab 6'2" 220 TE 4.7
Ashton DeGroot 6'4" 220 DE 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 12 Returning Starters, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost Some Key Players To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 12.1
2018 National Rank: #3820
2018 State Rank: #42
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -5.7
2019 National Rank: #4245
2019 State Rank: #47
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2526
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.2
Dynasty Record: 87-73 (55-34 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 7-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 34.2
2018 Points Against Average: 19.1
2018 Differential: +15.1
2018 Wins: #4447 Pleasant Valley (49-42), #5535 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids) (30-14), #7709 Hempstead (Dubuque) (35-0), #8602 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids) (41-6), #9052 Dubuque (42-20), #9976 Waterloo West (Waterloo) (70-14), #11485 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (41-6)
2018 Losses: #898 Cedar Falls (28-14), #2301 Waukee (33-6), #2675 Johnston (28-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 54-46
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 8), 2005 (tied for 1st; Mississippi Valley- Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Washington [George] (Cedar Rapids), 9/6 at Pleasant Valley, 9/13 at Waukee, 9/20 Kennedy [John F.] (Cedar Rapids), 9/27 at Dubuque, 10/4 Hempstead (Dubuque), 10/11 Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids), 10/18 at Waterloo West (Waterloo), 10/25 at Cedar Falls
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cedar Falls (13.9), Waukee (10.1), Pleasant Valley (-11.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson [Thomas] (Cedar Rapids) (-37), Waterloo West (Waterloo) (-36.7), Dubuque (-35.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.1 (3.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7008
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%