| 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: #5 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Malik Veal 5'9" 180 Junior RB 4.71 Kade True 6'2" 225 Senior LB 4.83 Nathan Garlow 5'11" 180 Senior LB 4.84 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Backfield, LB Core Team Weaknesses: Size, Inexperience At OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 21.8 2011 National Rank: #2954 2011 State Rank: #52 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.1 2012 National Rank: #1988 2012 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 32.4 Dynasty National Rank: #540 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.1 Dynasty Record: 70-27 (33-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 32.7 2011 Points Against Average: 30.6 2011 Differential: +2.1 2011 Wins: #842 Derby (30-27), #6145 Maize (21-17), #6219 Central (Andover) (41-19), #7223 Newton (43-20), #9547 Haysville Campus (Wichita) (49-20) 2011 Losses: #210 Hutchinson (66-35), #1267 Hays (35-21), #2165 Great Bend (27-13), #2980 South (Salina) (44-41) 2011 Opponents W-L: 48-42 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004 (Ark Valley Chisholm Trail Division I), 2003 (I-70) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 Hutchinson, 9/7 at Newton, 9/14 Aquinas [St. Thomas] (Overland Park), 9/21 at Derby, 9/28 at Maize, 10/5 Central (Andover), 10/12 at South (Salina), 10/19 Great Bend, 10/26 Hays Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson (57.8), Derby (39.1), Hays (27.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Andover) (-5.7), Newton (7.4), Maize (7.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1138 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |