| Griffith (IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Jim Pickett League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Brown 6'1" 170 Senior QB/LB Brett Brinkley 5'7" 150 Senior RB/WR Ben Parish 6'5" 195 Senior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 18.6 2011 National Rank: #3573 2011 State Rank: #75 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 24.9 2012 National Rank: #2157 2012 State Rank: #47 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 22.8 Dynasty National Rank: #1702 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.3 Dynasty Record: 75-36 [78-33 on the field] (41-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 36.2 2011 Points Against Average: 16.2 2011 Differential: +20 2011 Wins: #3556 Munster (20-13), #6013 Hobart (21-13), #7403 Hammond (56-27), #7539 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (55-20), #8374 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (55-7), #9721 Highland (49-14), #10227 New Prairie (New Carlisle) (49-7), #11704 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (63-7) 2011 Losses: #2083 Andrean (Merrillville) (20-13), #2827 Morton (Hammond) (21-14), #2827 Morton (Hammond) (27-26), #4755 Lowell (18-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 69-60 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (Lake Black) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Morton (Hammond) (42-35) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Morton (Hammond), 8/24 New Prairie (New Carlisle), 8/31 at Hobart, 9/7 Lowell, 9/14 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/21 at Munster, 9/28 Highland, 10/5 Andrean (Merrillville), 10/12 at East Chicago Central (East Chicago) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Andrean (Merrillville) (23.5), Morton (Hammond) (19.9), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (-7.4), New Prairie (New Carlisle) (0.2), East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (4.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 (5.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4480 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32% |