Central (Salina, KS)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Michael Hall League: Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail Division I Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Taylor Bradley 6'1" 210 Senior RB Charles Scott 6'0" 305 Senior OL Alex Furst 5'10" 210 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Much Potential, Some Experience Team Weaknesses: A Few Holes To Fill, Question Marks At Starting Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 25.8 2010 National Rank: #2201 2010 State Rank: #31 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 20 2011 National Rank: #2897 2011 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 28.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1206 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7 Dynasty Record: 31-21 (14-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 30.1 2010 Points Against Average: 26.7 2010 Differential: +3.4 2010 Wins: #1984 Great Bend (42-20), #3196 Derby (42-27), #4208 Maize (10-3), #4422 South (Salina) (31-28), #7371 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (56-20), #8468 Newton (58-26) 2010 Losses: #445 Hutchinson (60-0), #445 Hutchinson (55-42), #1754 Hays (21-14), #3634 Central (Andover) (7-6) 2010 Opponents W-L: 55-44 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 (Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division I), 2003 (I-70) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Derby (30-27) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 Derby, 9/9 Central (Andover), 9/16 at Haysville Campus (Wichita), 9/23 Hutchinson, 9/30 Maize, 10/7 at Newton, 10/14 South (Salina), 10/21 at Great Bend, 10/28 at Hays Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (39.2), Great Bend (27.5), Hays (27.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Haysville Campus (Wichita) (0.7), Newton (6.1), Maize (7.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.5 (23.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2404 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 Derby [projection: 35-28 win]