Evansville Central (Evansville, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Gold/Brown
Coach: Andy Owen
League: Southern Indiana
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jacob Hester 6'2" 190 Senior QB
Kyle Neidig 6'4" 270 Senior OL/DL
Ryan Griest 6'7" 295 Senior OL

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Dyris Haywood 6'0" 170 Senior WR 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB
Team Weaknesses: Experience At Key Positions

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2010 National Rank: #1901
2010 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.1
2011 National Rank: #3254
2011 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 20.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2513
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 38-19 (22-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 32.8
2010 Points Against Average: 18.6
2010 Differential: +14.2
2010 Wins: #3379 Castle (Newburgh) (35-3), #4573 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (27-7), #5342 Bosse (Evansville) (55-20), #5786 Christian Academy (Louisville, KY) (27-7), #5949 Providence (Clarksville) (42-14), #6783 Seymour (21-7), #6812 Evansville North (Evansville) (56-33), #8893 Owen Valley (Spencer) (34-7), #9797 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (42-14)
2010 Losses: #527 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (38-20), #527 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (35-21), #1623 Mater Dei (Evansville) (38-14)
2010 Opponents W-L: 82-61
Recent League Championships: 2006
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/20 vs Green County (Greensburg, KY), 8/26 at Mater Dei (Evansville), 9/2 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 9/9 at Castle (Newburgh), 9/17 at Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 9/23 Bosse (Evansville), 9/30 Reitz Memorial (Evansville), 10/8 vs Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting), 10/14 at Evansville North (Evansville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (37.4), Mater Dei (Evansville) (33.3), Castle (Newburgh) (22.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Evansville North (Evansville) (-6), Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-1.6), Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (4.4)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 (14.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3418
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 vs Green County (Greensburg, KY) [projection: 38-28 win]