Bellevue West (Bellevue, NE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: Michael Huffman
League: A District 2 (moving from A District 4)
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kaden Helms 6'5" 220 Senior TE
Micah Riley 6'6" 235 Senior TE
LJ Richardson 6'2" 205 Senior RB

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 41.6
2021 National Rank: #445
2021 State Rank: #6
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10
2022 Starting Power Rating: 22.6
2022 National Rank: #767
2022 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 37.7
Dynasty National Rank: #562
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 143-60 [142-61 on the field] (58-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 50
2021 Points Against Average: 17.9
2021 Differential: +32.1
2021 Wins: #965 Creighton Prep (Omaha) (28-22), #1390 Burke (Omaha) (58-14), #2401 Grand Island (52-20), #2572 Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (63-26), #2713 Millard West (Omaha) (55-31), #3021 Kearney (49-13), #3341 Columbus (62-0), #5758 Lincoln (48-6), #7969 Bellevue East (Bellevue) (59-0), #10757 Omaha Northwest (Omaha) (72-0)
2021 Losses: #318 Omaha Westside (Omaha) (41-26), #525 Millard South (Omaha) (42-28)
2021 Opponents W-L: 68-53
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2016
Recent League Championships: 2021 (A District 4), 2020 (A District 4), 2019, 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st; A District 1), 2016 (A District 1), 2015 (A District 3), 2008 (tied for 1st; A District 4), 2004 (A District 4)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 vs Creighton Prep (Omaha), 8/26 at Omaha North (Omaha), 9/2 Burke (Omaha), 9/9 at Omaha Westside (Omaha), 9/15 Kearney, 9/23 Omaha South (Omaha), 9/30 at Gretna, 10/7 Bellevue East (Bellevue)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Gretna (43), Omaha Westside (Omaha) (37.7), Creighton Prep (Omaha) (17.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Omaha South (Omaha) (-31.1), Bellevue East (Bellevue) (-28.4), Kearney (-3.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 (18 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1249
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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