Tippecanoe Valley (Akron, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Kelly Green/Gold Coach: Steve Moriarty League: Three Rivers Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #18 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2020 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Wade Melanson 6'2" 340 Senior OL/DT Jamasyn Virgil 6'0" 185 Senior RB/OLB J.D. Estep 6'2" 230 Senior OL/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game, Secondary Team Weaknesses: PATs, Kicking Game RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 0.6 2020 National Rank: #5591 2020 State Rank: #138 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -20.6 2021 Starting Power Rating: -8 2021 National Rank: #4829 2021 State Rank: #113 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): -0.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8963 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.6 Dynasty Record: 97-89 (81-38 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 7-4 2020 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd) 2020 Points For Average: 32.4 2020 Points Against Average: 18.3 2020 Differential: +14.1 2020 Wins: #6944 Northfield (Wabash) (18-10), #8563 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (20-17), #10556 Whitko (South Whitley) (57-24), #10871 Washington (South Bend) (49-22), #11106 Manchester (North Manchester) (48-18), #12355 Rochester (54-0), #13171 North Miami (Denver) (60-0) 2020 Losses: #1297 Marian (Mishawaka) (41-24), #2641 Southwood (Wabash) (32-8), #5440 Peru (21-18), #5858 Culver Academies (Culver) (16-0) 2020 Opponents W-L: 56-57 Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers - North), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/20 at Wawasee (Syracuse), 8/27 Northfield (Wabash), 9/3 at Peru, 9/10 Manchester (North Manchester), 9/17 at Rochester, 9/24 Whitko (South Whitley), 10/1 at Maconaquah (Bunker Hill), 10/8 at Wabash, 10/15 Southwood (Wabash) Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Southwood (Wabash) (-9.9), Northfield (Wabash) (-12.2), Peru (-15.4) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Rochester (-51.9), Wabash (-40.1), Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (-37.6) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.1 (-7.7 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.6 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10566 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2021 Projected League Finish: 1st 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38% |