Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Red/Black/White
Coach: Mark Brown
League: 5A District 3
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jeremy Harness 5'9" 175 Senior HB/FS 4.50
Eli Mitchell 6'4" 200 Senior QB 4.80
Hunter Holloway 6'6" 250 Senior T

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Offensive Backfield, LBs
Team Weaknesses: WRs, DL, Secondary

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 30.7
2010 National Rank: #1501
2010 State Rank: #21
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.8
2011 National Rank: #1352
2011 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 29.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1073
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 59-9 (18-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 42
2010 Points Against Average: 12.4
2010 Differential: +29.6
2010 Wins: #3865 Meade County (Brandenburg) (28-21), #4069 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) (28-24), #4277 Butler (Louisville) (56-0), #4418 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (49-13), #4552 North Hardin (Radcliff) (27-6), #4682 Oldham County (Buckner) (41-17), #5660 Nelson County (Bardstown) (21-0), #6144 Doss (Louisville) (39-3), #6511 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (65-22), #6921 Bullitt Central (Shepherdsville) (52-7), #7760 Marion County (Lebanon) (35-14), #9755 Dunbar [Paul Laurence] (Lexington) (63-14), #12144 Waggener (Louisville) (49-0), #13619 Iroquois (Louisville) (57-0)
2010 Losses: #643 Christian County (Hopkinsville) (45-20)
2010 Opponents W-L: 88-86
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006 (4A District 3), 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/19/11 Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (56-6), 8/27/11 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (47-37), 9/2/11 Meade County (Brandenburg) (38-0), 9/9/11 Boyle County (Danville) (28-0), 9/23/11 Iroquois (Louisville) (75-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Clay [Henry] (Lexington), 8/27 at Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 9/2 Meade County (Brandenburg), 9/9 Boyle County (Danville), 9/23 at Iroquois (Louisville), 9/30 Central Hardin (Cecilia), 10/7 at Jeffersontown (Louisville), 10/14 at North Hardin (Radcliff), 10/21 Grayson County (Leitchfield), 10/28 vs Boone County (Florence)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Boyle County (Danville) (45.2), Clay [Henry] (Lexington) (31.4), Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (27.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Iroquois (Louisville) (-31.3), North Hardin (Radcliff) (5.9), Jeffersontown (Louisville) (6.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (9.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2770
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%
Opener: 8/19 vs Clay [Henry] (Lexington) [projection: 35-34 loss]