West Central Area/Ashby (Barrett, MN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Black/Red/Silver
Coach: Nate Wood
League: Midwest - White
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2021 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Sykora 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.6
Cole Anderson 6'2" 175 Senior TE/DB 4.8
Tyler Stone 6'0" 225 Senior OL/DL 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Confidence, Hard-Working
Team Weaknesses: QB/MLB Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2021 National Rank: #2129
2021 State Rank: #35
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 2.1
2022 National Rank: #2713
2022 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #10467
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 39-30 (23-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 11-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2021 Points For Average: 25.5
2021 Points Against Average: 11.2
2021 Differential: +14.3
2021 Wins: #1653 Maple River (Mapleton) (8-7), #2260 Barnesville (14-12), #3816 Osakis (19-14), #4431 Moose Lake/Willow River (Moose Lake) (14-6), #5728 Hawley (22-13), #7410 Sauk Centre (20-7), #7457 Breckenridge (42-27), #9329 Crookston (45-6), #10064 Underwood (32-6), #10471 Staples-Motley (Staples) (48-12), #11117 Pillager (34-0)
2021 Losses: #681 Chatfield (14-13), #3816 Osakis (22-20)
2021 Opponents W-L: 81-54
Recent League Championships: 2020 (Midwest - Blue), 2019 (tied for 1st; AA Section 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 9/2 at Barnesville, 9/9 Staples-Motley (Staples), 9/16 at Pillager, 9/23 Hawley, 9/30 at Crookston, 10/7 Breckenridge, 10/14 Osakis, 10/19 at Underwood
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Barnesville (9.9), Osakis (-9), Hawley (-13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Staples-Motley (Staples) (-41.2), Underwood (-40.2), Pillager (-38.8)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 (3.8 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.8
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.5
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #201
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7638
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%