Skyline (Idaho Falls, ID)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Colors: Navy/Columbia/White
Coach: Scott Berger
League: 4A High Country
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2018 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Cruz Taylor 5'6" 150 QB
Luke Ruiz 5'10" 190 Senior RB
Connor Maloney 5'10" 165 Junior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Speed/Play-Makers
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 22.8
2018 National Rank: #2147
2018 State Rank: #16
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2019 Starting Power Rating: 1.9
2019 National Rank: #2896
2019 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1572
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.4
Dynasty Record: 90-67 (31-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 28.5
2018 Points Against Average: 18.7
2018 Differential: +9.8
2018 Wins: #1383 Madison (Rexburg) (13-6), #3205 Idaho Falls (43-18), #4391 Blackfoot (35-21), #4630 Minico (Rupert) (36-28), #5581 Skyline (Salt Lake City, UT) (36-26), #5774 Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (20-18), #6421 Shelley (36-14), #9364 Thunder Ridge (Idaho Falls) (40-0)
2018 Losses: #438 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (13-12), #1298 Bishop Kelly (Boise) (35-21), #2215 Rigby (27-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 60-53
Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016
Recent League Championships: 2017 (4A Great Basin - East), 2016 (4A Great Basin - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Orem (UT), 9/6 Thunder Ridge (Idaho Falls), 9/13 at Rigby, 9/20 at Madison (Rexburg), 9/27 at Idaho Falls, 10/3 Blackfoot, 10/10 Hillcrest (Idaho Falls), 10/18 at Shelley, 10/25 Bonneville (Idaho Falls)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Orem (UT) (49.2), Hillcrest (Idaho Falls) (21.7), Rigby (20.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Thunder Ridge (Idaho Falls) (-28.6), Shelley (-24), Bonneville (Idaho Falls) (-9.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3 (14.6 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1644
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%