Star Valley (Afton, WY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Red/Gold
Coach: McKay Young
League: 3A West
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brant Nelson Senior QB
Gabe Nield Senior OL/DL
Lucas Chappell Junior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Tradition
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 38.8
2019 National Rank: #690
2019 State Rank: #1
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -8.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 19.6
2020 National Rank*: #1326
2020 State Rank*: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 14.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4676
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 110-65 (62-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 12-0
2019 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2019 Points For Average: 37
2019 Points Against Average: 7.3
2019 Differential: +29.7
2019 Wins: #844 Sugar-Salem (Sugar City, ID) (24-7), #1086 Blackfoot (ID) (28-14), #4428 Jackson Hole (Jackson) (30-0), #4428 Jackson Hole (Jackson) (42-21), #4474 Cody (20-7), #5085 Powell (49-13), #5085 Powell (36-0), #6432 Summit Academy (Bluffdale, UT) (36-7), #7420 Douglas (45-12), #8943 Riverton (49-7), #9941 Green River (22-0), #11097 Evanston (63-0)
2019 Losses: none
2019 Opponents W-L: 74-53
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006 (4A West), 2005 (4A West)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 21
Streak List: 9/14/18 Riverton (62-0), 9/21/18 Green River (31-0), 9/28/18 Powell (14-7), 10/5/18 Jackson Hole (Jackson) (32-14), 10/12/18 Cody (20-16), 10/19/18 Evanston (50-21), 10/26/18 Worland (48-0), 11/2/18 Cody (33-0), 11/9/18 Torrington (35-14), 8/30/19 Summit Academy (Bluffdale, UT) (36-7), 9/6/19 Blackfoot (ID) (28-14), 9/13/19 Sugar-Salem (Sugar City, ID) (24-7), 9/20/19 Riverton (49-7), 9/27/19 Green River (22-0), 10/4/19 Powell (36-0), 10/11/19 Jackson Hole (Jackson) (30-0), 10/18/19 Cody (20-7), 10/25/19 Evanston (63-0), 11/1/19 Douglas (45-12), 11/8/19 Jackson Hole (Jackson) (42-21), 11/15/19 Powell (49-13)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 Summit Academy (Bluffdale, UT), 9/4 Preston (ID), 9/11 at Sugar-Salem (Sugar City, ID), 9/18 Rawlins, 9/25 at Jackson Hole (Jackson), 10/2 at Powell, 10/9 Cody, 10/14 at Evanston, 10/23 Green River, 10/30 at Douglas
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Sugar-Salem (Sugar City, ID) (14.9), Summit Academy (Bluffdale, UT) (-0.2), Cody (-2.4)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Evanston (-34.8), Rawlins (-26.9), Green River (-24.1)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (4.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -11.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -13.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #5
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #6090
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 9-1
2020 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 55%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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