DeSales (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Colts
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Harold Davis
League: 2A District 4
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 7-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
James Jarvis 6'3" 210 Senior TE/OLB 4.65
Dylan Byrd 5'9" 165 Junior RB/DB 4.51
Nathan Roush 6'2" 170 Junior QB/SS 4.61

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Talented Youth
Team Weaknesses: Experience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7.7
2011 National Rank: #6004
2011 State Rank: #84
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 0
2012 National Rank: #7727
2012 State Rank: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4862
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6
Dynasty Record: 68-42 (30-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 24.6
2011 Points Against Average: 22
2011 Differential: +2.6
2011 Wins: #3820 Holy Cross (Louisville) (7-6), #6223 Green County (Greensburg) (21-7), #8021 Washington County (Springfield) (20-14), #8574 Southern (Louisville) (36-21), #11614 Fort Knox (35-28), #13536 Shawnee (Louisville) (51-0)
2011 Losses: #925 Central (Louisville) (27-7), #3553 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (27-20), #4240 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (37-19), #4572 Bardstown (38-31), #5429 Christian Academy (Louisville) (29-21), #5429 Christian Academy (Louisville) (30-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 83-57
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 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Elizabethtown, 8/31 Central (Louisville), 9/7 at Holy Cross (Louisville), 9/14 at Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 9/21 Fort Knox, 9/28 Washington County (Springfield), 10/4 at Shawnee (Louisville), 10/12 Christian Academy (Louisville), 10/19 at Bardstown, 10/26 at Southern (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Louisville) (35.2), Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (19.2), Holy Cross (Louisville) (17.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Elizabethtown (-33.2), Shawnee (Louisville) (-31.1), Fort Knox (-16.5)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7176
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%