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GENERAL
Nickname: Colts
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Mark Sander
League: 2A District 4 (moving from 2A District 5)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2010 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kameron Able 6'2" 215 Senior OL/DL
Zach Biven 5'11" 230 Senior OL/DL
James Jarvis 6'1" 185 Junior TE/DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 8.8
2010 National Rank: #5741
2010 State Rank: #85
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 4
2011 National Rank: #6566
2011 State Rank: #96
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4761
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 41-23 (16-3 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 26.8
2010 Points Against Average: 15.4
2010 Differential: +11.4
2010 Wins: #5786 Christian Academy (Louisville) (31-26), #8426 Bullitt East (Mt. Washington) (21-0), #9107 Elizabethtown (28-6), #10633 Southern (Louisville) (17-7), #11237 Carroll County (Carrollton) (50-6), #11870 Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) (51-6), #12251 Owen County (Owenton) (45-13)
2010 Losses: #1637 Seneca (Louisville) (40-34), #2904 Western (Louisville) (17-10), #3595 Holy Cross (Louisville) (12-0), #4802 Fern Creek (Louisville) (26-21), #4831 Holy Cross (Covington) (26-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 66-75
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A District 5), 2009 (2A District 5), 2008 (2A District 5), 2007 (2A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/23/11 Fort Knox (35-28)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 vs Central Hardin (Cecilia), 9/2 vs Central (Louisville), 9/9 vs Holy Cross (Louisville), 9/16 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 9/23 at Fort Knox, 9/30 at Washington County (Springfield), 10/7 Shawnee (Louisville), 10/14 at Christian Academy (Louisville), 10/21 Bardstown, 10/28 at Southern (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Louisville) (30.9), Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (18.5), Holy Cross (Louisville) (18.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shawnee (Louisville) (-23.4), Southern (Louisville) (-11.1), Bardstown (-7.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (2.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6843
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 vs Central Hardin (Cecilia) [projection: 27-17 loss]