Ames (IA) previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Little Cyclones Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Bruce Vertanen League: 5A District 3 (moving from 5A Group 4) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank*: #24 D1 PROSPECT Jeffrey Roberts 6'0" 180 Senior WR ![]() RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: -8.1 2024 National Rank: #6718 2024 State Rank: #144 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +2.7 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +4.7 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -11.6 2025 National Rank*: #5081 2025 State Rank*: #110 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -1 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5628 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.6 5-Year Dynasty Record: 16-28 (6-11 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 18.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2875 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 30.4 Dynasty Record: 113-101 (57-45 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 1-8 2024 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (6th) 2024 Points For Average: 22.2 2024 Points Against Average: 45.6 2024 Differential: -23.4 2024 Wins: #9155 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (49-21) 2024 Losses: #535 Valley (West Des Moines) (49-14), #848 Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny) (55-14), #1684 Waukee (59-14), #1866 Sioux City East (Sioux City) (56-34), #1935 Northwest (Waukee) (50-6), #2136 Iowa City (53-14), #4543 Ottumwa (41-34), #7441 Marshalltown (26-21) 2024 Opponents W-L: 50-40 Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Division 2) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Schedule: 8/29 at Marshalltown, 9/5 at Urbandale, 9/12 Johnston, 9/19 Norwalk, 9/26 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines), 10/3 Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs), 10/10 Ankeny, 10/17 at Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center), 10/24 Sioux City East (Sioux City) Highest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Ankeny (30), Johnston (28.2), Sioux City East (Sioux City) (14.6) Lowest-Rated 2025 Regular Season Opponents*: Dallas Center-Grimes (Dallas Center) (-26.5), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Des Moines) (-23.4), Lincoln [Abraham] (Council Bluffs) (-17.6) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -3.2 2025 vs. 2024 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -17.2 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #57 2025 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #407 2025 Projected Regular Season Record*: 4-5 2025 Projected League Finish*: 4th 2025 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1% We have not yet been able to contact coach to obtain preview info. If you are the coach of this team, please help us by sending us your info. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |