Lawrence Central (Indianapolis, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Maroon/Silver
Coach: Jayson West
League: Conference Indiana
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tim Gardner 6'5" 330 Senior OL [Ohio State]
Derrick Dunlap 6'2" 235 Senior DE
Deshai Powell 6'3" 245 Senior DE

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Wes Rogers 6'4" 260 Senior OL 5.2 [Indiana]
Kevin Brown 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.6 [Cincinnati]
Sheimiah Townsend 6'1" 200 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Kicking Game

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 54.5
2011 National Rank: #134
2011 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 47.5
2012 National Rank: #252
2012 State Rank: #6
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33.6
Dynasty National Rank: #450
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 67-37 (45-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 9-2
2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 40
2011 Points Against Average: 16.9
2011 Differential: +23.1
2011 Wins: #513 Columbus North (Columbus) (42-30), #759 Pike (Indianapolis) (35-32), #1402 Southport (Indianapolis) (56-7), #1402 Southport (Indianapolis) (49-14), #1418 Bloomington North (Bloomington) (37-0), #1504 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (51-6), #2910 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (42-14), #3170 Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (45-14), #4196 Bloomington South (Bloomington) (42-0)
2011 Losses: #4 Carmel (35-14), #359 North Central (Indianapolis) (34-27)
2011 Opponents W-L: 58-61
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010 (tied for 1st), 2004, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (70-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 8/24 at North Central (Indianapolis), 8/31 Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis), 9/7 at Pike (Indianapolis), 9/14 Columbus North (Columbus), 9/21 at Bloomington South (Bloomington), 10/12 at Bloomington North (Bloomington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Columbus North (Columbus) (47.6), North Central (Indianapolis) (45.9), Pike (Indianapolis) (42.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (13.5), Bloomington South (Bloomington) (19.3), Meridian [Perry] (Indianapolis) (26.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9 (38.5 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #221
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 22%