Tippecanoe Valley (Akron, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Kelly Green/Gold Coach: Steve Moriarty League: Freelance (moving from Three Rivers) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2022 JV Record: 6-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Wadae Jones 6'5" 190 Senior FS/WR Landon Durkes 6'4" 235 Senior TE/ILB Nate Parker 5'9" 180 Senior RB/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions Return Intact, Defensive Speed Team Weaknesses: Replacing Entire OL RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 6 2022 National Rank: #4388 2022 State Rank: #102 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.4 2023 Starting Power Rating: -6.7 2023 National Rank: #3571 2023 State Rank: #91 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 0.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5718 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.4 Dynasty Record: 39-16 (29-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 9-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (tied for 1st) 2022 Points For Average: 41.5 2022 Points Against Average: 15.6 2022 Differential: +25.9 2022 Wins: #4637 Rochester (26-17), #7300 Northfield (Wabash) (49-19), #8479 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (56-14), #9372 Wawasee (Syracuse) (26-0), #10227 Peru (41-22), #10227 Peru (50-0), #11047 Wabash (65-19), #11577 Manchester (North Manchester) (43-13), #13669 Whitko (South Whitley) (60-6) 2022 Losses: #1843 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (34-14), #5662 Southwood (Wabash) (28-26) 2022 Opponents W-L: 48-69 Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers), 2021 (Three Rivers), 2018 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers - North), 2012 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers), 2011 (tied for 1st; Three Rivers), 2006 (Three Rivers), 2004 (Three Rivers) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Wawasee (Syracuse), 8/25 at Rochester, 9/1 Twin Lakes (Monticello), 9/8 Tipton, 9/15 Culver Academies (Culver), 9/22 Jimtown (Elkhart), 9/29 at West Lafayette, 10/7 at Glenn [John] (Walkerton), 10/13 Bremen Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: West Lafayette (15.3), Rochester (-10.7), Jimtown (Elkhart) (-20.9) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Twin Lakes (Monticello) (-47.1), Bremen (-35.8), Culver Academies (Culver) (-35.1) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.7 (-13.3 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.4 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.7 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #159 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7061 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |