| Van Wert (OH) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Scarlet/Gray Coach: Keith Recker League: Western Buckeye Playoff Division: IV Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2022 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brylen Parker 6'0" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.65 Conner Campbell 6'2" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.66 Reese Krugh 5'8" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.78 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent/Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Line Inexperience RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 43.2 2022 National Rank: #385 2022 State Rank: #29 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: 22 2023 National Rank: #635 2023 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 36.4 Dynasty National Rank: #512 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.4 Dynasty Record: 50-12 (33-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 12-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 43.5 2022 Points Against Average: 20.1 2022 Differential: +23.4 2022 Wins: #456 West Holmes (Millersburg) (40-35), #1056 Perkins (Sandusky) (29-22), #1464 Memorial (St. Marys) (70-41), #2163 Defiance (36-0), #2772 Celina (43-7), #3594 Wauseon (40-7), #3687 Shawnee (Lima) (38-14), #3984 Elida (48-16), #4230 Bryan (63-28), #4668 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa) (31-16), #7054 Kenton (77-20), #7261 Bath (Lima) (42-14) 2022 Losses: #90 Glenville (Cleveland) (42-33), #742 Wapakoneta (20-19) 2022 Opponents W-L: 93-67 Recent State Championships: 2020 Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st), 2020 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Bryan, 8/25 Bath (Lima), 9/1 Celina, 9/8 at Defiance, 9/15 Wapakoneta, 9/22 at Memorial (St. Marys), 9/29 Ottawa-Glandorf (Ottawa), 10/6 at Shawnee (Lima), 10/13 Kenton, 10/20 at Elida Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Wapakoneta (14.5), Memorial (St. Marys) (11.2), Defiance (3.5) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Kenton (-24.4), Bath (Lima) (-23.7), Bryan (-21.3) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1 (22.5 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #185 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2493 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2023 Projected League Finish: 5th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 40% |