Homestead (Fort Wayne, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Chad Zolman League: Northeast Hoosier Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #20 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Isaac Griffith 6'1" 185 WR 4.50 [Indiana] Seth Coate 6'3" 185 WR Grayson Bastin 5'9" 195 RB 4.70 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Zach Terrell 6'3" 205 Senior QB 4.70 [Western Michigan] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Experience On DL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL, Inexperience At LB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 31.4 2011 National Rank: #1545 2011 State Rank: #35 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 31.2 2012 National Rank: #1332 2012 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.1 Dynasty National Rank: #1329 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3 Dynasty Record: 79-23 (54-9 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 10-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 50.9 2011 Points Against Average: 16.7 2011 Differential: +34.2 2011 Wins: #3460 Carroll (Fort Wayne) (31-10), #3901 New Haven (45-13), #5030 Columbia City (52-13), #5141 East Noble (Kendallville) (49-3), #5343 Bellmont (Decatur) (55-7), #6071 Huntington North (Huntington) (68-17), #6071 Huntington North (Huntington) (57-43), #6665 Warsaw (51-7), #8486 DeKalb (Waterloo) (62-6), #10254 Norwell (Ossian) (49-21) 2011 Losses: #3014 Kokomo (44-41) 2011 Opponents W-L: 59-60 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Huntington North (Huntington) (53-12) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 Huntington North (Huntington), 8/31 East Noble (Kendallville), 9/7 at Columbia City, 9/14 Bellmont (Decatur), 9/21 at DeKalb (Waterloo), 9/28 at Carroll (Fort Wayne), 10/5 Norwell (Ossian), 10/12 New Haven Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll (Fort Wayne) (18.7), Bellmont (Decatur) (17.1), New Haven (14.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Norwell (Ossian) (-3), DeKalb (Waterloo) (-2.3), Huntington North (Huntington) (7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.8 (10.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4364 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-0 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 71% |