Buckeye Valley (Delaware, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Barons
Colors: Brown/Gold
Coach: Matt Stephens
League: Central Buckeye League
Playoff Division: III
Playoff Division Rank: #75

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -2
2023 National Rank: #6022
2023 State Rank: #359
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8
2024 Starting Power Rating: -22.9
2024 National Rank: #6598
2024 State Rank: #394
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -4.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6796
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 20-32 (13-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6266
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.4
Dynasty Record: 108-104 (54-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2023 Points For Average: 27.1
2023 Points Against Average: 36.3
2023 Differential: -9.2
2023 Wins: #4142 Ashland (27-23), #4872 St. Charles (Columbus) (28-20), #8100 Bexley (Columbus) (49-21), #9470 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (23-7), #9549 Fairview (Fairview Park) (49-33)
2023 Losses: #1883 Tri-Valley (Dresden) (49-12), #2126 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (59-28), #2451 Bishop Ready (Columbus) (42-21), #3247 Alder [Jonathan] (Plain City) (56-35), #3363 Columbus Academy (Gahanna) (41-8), #5208 Washington (Washington Courthouse) (48-18)
2023 Opponents W-L: 65-57
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-Ohio - Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware), 8/30 at Heath, 9/6 River Valley (Caledonia), 9/13 Licking Heights (Pataskala), 9/20 at Hamilton Township (Columbus), 9/27 Bexley (Columbus), 10/4 St. Charles (Columbus), 10/11 at Bishop Ready (Columbus), 10/18 at Columbus Academy (Gahanna), 10/25 Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Heath (5.3), Hayes [Rutherford B.] (Delaware) (4.2), Bishop Ready (Columbus) (2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Whitehall-Yearling (Whitehall) (-38.5), Bexley (Columbus) (-29.4), Licking Heights (Pataskala) (-12.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8 (6.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.8
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #240
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3659
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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