Shelby Valley (Pikeville, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Anthony Hampton League: 2A District 8 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2022 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Russ Osborne 6'0" 185 Senior QB 4.8 Brady Bentley 5'7" 185 Senior WR 4.63 Kyler Click 6'7" 345 Junior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game/DB Experience Team Weaknesses: New RBs RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 0.7 2022 National Rank: #5487 2022 State Rank: #69 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -12.1 2023 National Rank: #4403 2023 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -10.4 Dynasty National Rank: #8385 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.7 Dynasty Record: 42-17 (20-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 10-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2022 Points For Average: 43.9 2022 Points Against Average: 21.9 2022 Differential: +22 2022 Wins: #4271 Hazard (28-27), #7683 Middlesboro (28-21), #8374 Martin County (Inez) (47-34), #9767 Prestonsburg (68-21), #10824 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (59-7), #11717 West Carter (Olive Hill) (54-21), #11714 Floyd Central (Eastern) (36-0), #11719 East Ridge (Lick Creek) (62-20), #13468 Bath County (Owingsville) (62-6), #13763 Morgan County (West Liberty) (55-0) 2022 Losses: #1219 Beechwood (Fort Mitchell) (49-12), #3830 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (52-48), #4522 North Laurel (London) (27-12) 2022 Opponents W-L: 71-77 Recent League Championships: 2022, 2018, 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 Letcher County Central (Whitesburg), 8/25 at Lawrence County (Louisa), 9/1 Martin County (Inez), 9/8 at Middlesboro, 9/15 Perry County Central (Hazard), 9/23 at Elizabethtown, 10/5 Pike County Central (Pikeville), 10/13 Betsy Layne, 10/20 at East Ridge (Lick Creek), 10/27 at Floyd Central (Eastern) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Letcher County Central (Whitesburg) (-5.7), Elizabethtown (-12.9), Lawrence County (Louisa) (-25.6) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Betsy Layne (-63.7), East Ridge (Lick Creek) (-61.3), Pike County Central (Pikeville) (-54.3) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2 (-17.1 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.9 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9686 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 1st 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% |