Elkhart Central (Elkhart, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blazers Colors: Blue/White Coach: Levon Johnson League: Northern Indiana Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #56 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Nick Faus 5'7" 175 Junior QB Lakeem Cook 5'7" 190 Junior RB Carson Volheim 5'9" 210 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, LB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -6.1 2010 National Rank: #9566 2010 State Rank: #200 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 0 2011 National Rank: #7683 2011 State Rank: #162 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6508 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 15-34 (12-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 0-10 2010 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (9th) 2010 Points For Average: 12.4 2010 Points Against Average: 38.2 2010 Differential: -25.8 2010 Wins: none 2010 Losses: #823 Mishawaka (51-21), #823 Mishawaka (55-14), #1608 Penn (Mishawaka) (21-0), #2219 St. Joseph's (South Bend) (38-19), #2742 Clay (South Bend) (40-20), #3028 Washington (South Bend) (41-2), #4133 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (41-7), #4749 Marian (Mishawaka) (41-20), #5203 LaPorte (35-7), #9162 Riley (South Bend) (19-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 73-44 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 Riley (South Bend) (28-21) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart), 8/26 Goshen, 9/2 at Washington (South Bend), 9/9 St. Joseph's (South Bend), 9/16 at Riley (South Bend), 9/23 Mishawaka, 10/1 at Indianapolis Cathedral (Indianapolis), 10/7 at Adams [John] (South Bend), 10/14 Clay (South Bend) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Indianapolis Cathedral (Indianapolis) (57.4), Washington (South Bend) (30.6), Mishawaka (29.2) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Riley (South Bend) (-7.7), Adams [John] (South Bend) (-7.5), Goshen (6.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (22.8 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2045 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2011 Projected League Finish: 7th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) [projection: 28-21 loss]