Bellefontaine (OH)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chieftains Colors: Red/Black Coach: Jason Brown League: Central Buckeye - Kenton Trail Playoff Division: III Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2021 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tavien St. Clair 6'3" 195 Sophomore QB Sullivan Ashcraft 6'0" 230 Senior LB Haiden Manns 6'3" 235 Junior TE/DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Depth, QB Leadership, Line Experience Team Weaknesses: Handling Adversity RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 10 2021 National Rank: #3696 2021 State Rank: #235 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.2 2022 Starting Power Rating: 3.7 2022 National Rank: #2483 2022 State Rank: #181 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 16 Dynasty National Rank: #3927 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.3 Dynasty Record: 100-93 (46-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 7-5 2021 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2021 Points For Average: 20.7 2021 Points Against Average: 22.9 2021 Differential: -2.2 2021 Wins: #3012 Bishop Watterson (Columbus) (14-7), #3120 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (20-13), #4258 Sidney (20-14), #5265 Tecumseh (New Carlisle) (23-18), #6700 Kenton Ridge (Springfield) (21-20), #7975 Logan [Benjamin] (Bellefontaine) (48-13), #9050 Urbana (28-0) 2021 Losses: #1035 London (35-14), #1150 Western Brown (Mt. Orab) (50-20), #4074 Shawnee (Springfield) (28-14), #4079 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City) (42-7), #4486 Indian Lake (Lewistown) (35-19) 2021 Opponents W-L: 72-61 Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2004 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/19 at Sidney, 8/26 Coldwater, 9/2 Licking Heights (Pataskala), 9/9 Logan [Benjamin] (Bellefontaine), 9/16 at Indian Lake (Lewistown), 9/23 Tecumseh (New Carlisle), 9/30 at Shawnee (Springfield), 10/7 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City), 10/14 at Kenton Ridge (Springfield), 10/21 at London Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: London (21.2), Coldwater (16.1), Licking Heights (Pataskala) (3.4) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Kenton Ridge (Springfield) (-19.4), Logan [Benjamin] (Bellefontaine) (-14.9), Indian Lake (Lewistown) (-13) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 (9.5 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2337 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2022 Projected League Finish: 1st 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%