| Ithaca (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Jordan Hessbrook League: Tri-Valley - White (moving from Tri-Valley - West II) Playoff Division: 8 Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brandon Pass 5'11" 220 Senior DL/OL Broden Peska 5'11" 225 Junior DL/OL Noah Risner 5'8" 185 Senior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Several Key Spots RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 13.6 2022 National Rank: #3121 2022 State Rank: #90 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -7.1 2023 National Rank: #3626 2023 State Rank: #112 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4303 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.2 Dynasty Record: 41-11 (21-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 10-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 43.4 2022 Points Against Average: 19.5 2022 Differential: +23.9 2022 Wins: #5171 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (50-18), #5562 Homer (60-39), #6500 Shepherd (21-7), #6609 Ravenna (63-27), #8084 Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw) (48-6), #8866 Lake City (48-14), #10467 Carrollton/Saginaw (Carrollton) (42-0), #11946 St. Louis (59-0), #12050 Hemlock (59-9), #13282 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (forfeit win) 2022 Losses: #970 St. Francis (Traverse City) (63-0), #3572 Standish-Sterling (Standish) (31-27) 2022 Opponents W-L: 68-54 Recent State Championships: 2015 (6), 2013 (6), 2012 (6), 2011 (6), 2010 (6) Recent League Championships: 2022 (Tri-Valley - West II), 2021 (Tri-Valley - West II), 2020 (Tri-Valley - West II), 2019 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley - West I), 2018 (Tri-Valley - West), 2017 (Tri-Valley - West), 2016 (Tri-Valley - West), 2015 (Tri-Valley - West), 2014 (Tri-Valley - West), 2013 (Tri-Valley - West), 2012 (Tri-Valley - West), 2011 (Tri-Valley - West), 2010 (Tri-Valley - West), 2009 (tied for 1st; Tri-Valley - West), 2006 (Tri-Valley - West) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Homer, 8/31 at Standish-Sterling (Standish), 9/8 at Nouvel Catholic Central (Saginaw), 9/15 St. Louis, 9/22 at Hemlock, 9/29 Valley Lutheran (Saginaw), 10/6 at Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw), 10/13 Carrollton/Saginaw (Carrollton), 10/20 Shepherd Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Standish-Sterling (Standish) (-3.2), Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (-20.6), Homer (-24.8) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Valley Lutheran (Saginaw) (-74.6), Hemlock (-58.3), St. Louis (-55.8) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (-4.6 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.2 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -31.1 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #360 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10203 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2023 Projected League Finish: 1st 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21% |