Watertown (SD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Arrows Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: John Hodorff League: Eastern South Dakota - AAA Playoff Division: 11AAA Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2018 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brandon Smith 6'0" 175 QB Brett Fossum 5'11" 190 Senior RB/LB Even Falconer 6'0" 170 WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Experience Team Weaknesses: Very Young Lines RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 4.5 2018 National Rank: #5388 2018 State Rank: #14 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -12.3 2019 National Rank: #5630 2019 State Rank: #14 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 11.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5769 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.5 Dynasty Record: 80-81 (46-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 6-4 2018 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 3rd) 2018 Points For Average: 25.6 2018 Points Against Average: 24.7 2018 Differential: +0.9 2018 Wins: #6832 Harrisburg (35-33), #6865 Rapid City Central (Rapid City) (34-13), #7365 Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (17-10), #7958 Mitchell (40-19), #8492 Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (34-20), #9457 Stevens (Rapid City) (46-13) 2018 Losses: #1452 Brandon Valley (Brandon) (34-7), #2097 Washington (Sioux Falls) (49-14), #2781 Roosevelt (Sioux Falls) (29-15), #6235 Brookings (27-14) 2018 Opponents W-L: 50-55 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; Eastern South Dakota), 2007 (Eastern South Dakota), 2003 (tied for 1st; 11AA Region 1) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 Lincoln (Sioux Falls), 9/6 vs Stevens (Rapid City), 9/13 Rapid City Central (Rapid City), 9/20 vs Washington (Sioux Falls), 9/27 at Brandon Valley (Brandon), 10/4 at Harrisburg, 10/11 O'Gorman (Sioux Falls), 10/18 vs Roosevelt (Sioux Falls), 10/25 vs Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Brandon Valley (Brandon) (14), Roosevelt (Sioux Falls) (6.4), O'Gorman (Sioux Falls) (6.4) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Stevens (Rapid City) (-27.4), Aberdeen Central (Aberdeen) (-22.7), Lincoln (Sioux Falls) (-17.5) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.7 (5.4 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.4 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3761 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2019 Projected League Finish: 5th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |