East Chicago Central (East Chicago, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Navy/Silver
Coach: Stacy Adams
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Martayveus Carter 6'0" 200 Junior RB/LB 4.45
TreQuan Burnett 6'4" 220 Junior TE 4.50
Jalen Alston 6'4" 230 Senior DE 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth On Lines

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.6
2011 National Rank: #7538
2011 State Rank: #163
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 2.9
2012 National Rank: #6943
2012 State Rank: #153
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -3.8
Dynasty National Rank: #9483
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9
Dynasty Record: 41-49

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish:  
2011 Points For Average: 35.8
2011 Points Against Average: 28.8
2011 Differential: +7
2011 Wins: #9721 Highland (48-40), #11309 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond) (44-14), #11704 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (24-13), #11824 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (66-26), #13020 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (46-12), #13336 Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (63-6), #13467 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (40-15)
2011 Losses: #1588 Lake Central (St. John) (64-8), #2827 Morton (Hammond) (35-21), #3574 Griffith (55-20), #7403 Hammond (37-14)
2011 Opponents W-L: 53-61
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Hammond (48-22)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Hammond, 8/24 Lake Central (St. John), 9/7 at Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond), 9/14 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting), 9/21 Boone Grove (Valparaiso), 10/5 at Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 10/12 Griffith
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Central (St. John) (38.6), Griffith (26.1), Hammond (1.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (-25.4), Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (-20.9), Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (-15.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 (-3.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #166
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7703
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-3
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%