South (Salina, KS) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Sam Sellers League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank*: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2019 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS A.J. Johnson 6'2" 185 Senior CB/WR 4.6 Brandt Cox 6'2" 200 Junior RB 4.55 Kayson Dietz 6'0" 310 Junior DL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Position Explosiveness, 3-Year QB Starter Team Weaknesses: Lines, FB/TE/LB Size, Lack Of Recent Success RATINGS 2019 Final Power Rating: 5.4 2019 National Rank: #5365 2019 State Rank: #97 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +4.5 2020 Starting Power Rating*: -0.7 2020 National Rank*: #4385 2020 State Rank*: #78 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 30 Dynasty National Rank: #1402 2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 30.7 Dynasty Record: 97-82 (47-42 in league) HISTORICAL 2019 Overall Record: 2-7 2019 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2019 Points For Average: 18 2019 Points Against Average: 35 2019 Differential: -17 2019 Wins: #5413 Newton (47-24), #7441 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (49-19) 2019 Losses: #60 Derby (55-7), #605 Maize (51-7), #1335 Maize South (Wichita) (31-0), #1827 McPherson (29-17), #2218 Dodge City (45-7), #3319 Central (Salina) (17-7), #5550 Hutchinson (44-21) 2019 Opponents W-L: 64-30 Recent State Championships: 2004 Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none SCHEDULE 2020 Schedule: 9/4 at McPherson, 9/11 Maize South (Wichita), 9/18 Haysville Campus (Wichita), 10/2 at Maize, 10/9 Hutchinson, 10/16 Newton, 10/23 at Central (Salina), 10/30 at Kapaun Mt. Carmel (Wichita) Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Maize (25.4), Maize South (Wichita) (17.3), Central (Salina) (5) Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Haysville Campus (Wichita) (-12.6), Hutchinson (-7.3), Newton (2.4) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7 (23.4 overall) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 4.9 2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -20.8 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #47 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2086 2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 3-5 2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th 2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% *temporary; not finalized until August 6th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author |