Benton (Van Horne, IA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bobcats
Colors: Royal Blue/Gold
Coach: Clay Anderson
League: 3A District 4
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 4.2
2021 National Rank: #4754
2021 State Rank: #77
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -12.8
2022 National Rank: #5185
2022 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 10.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5591
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.9
Dynasty Record: 96-82 (67-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 8-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 25
2021 Points Against Average: 14
2021 Differential: +11
2021 Wins: #4644 Assumption (Davenport) (23-3), #5166 Mt. Vernon (20-13), #7903 Central DeWitt (DeWitt) (33-22), #8500 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point) (10-0), #8581 Marion (28-6), #9086 South Tama County (Tama) (33-14), #9260 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (21-7), #10704 Maquoketa (42-12)
2021 Losses: #2388 Independence (26-6), #5007 Grinnell (37-34)
2021 Opponents W-L: 40-54
Recent League Championships: 2021, 2019 (tied for 1st; 2A District 7), 2018 (tied for 1st; 2A District 7), 2004 (3A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 at Grinnell, 9/2 Center Point-Urbana (Center Point), 9/9 at Marion, 9/16 South Tama County (Tama), 9/23 at Mt. Vernon, 9/30 Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton), 10/7 vs Assumption (Davenport), 10/14 Maquoketa, 10/21 at Central DeWitt (DeWitt)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (-2.3), Grinnell (-11.1), Assumption (Davenport) (-15.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Maquoketa (-39.5), Vinton-Shellsburg (Vinton) (-36), South Tama County (Tama) (-34)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.6 (-4.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.7
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #172
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8101
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2022 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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