| Lowell (IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Devils Colors: Cardinal/Black Coach: Keith Kilmer League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #34 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Bryan Thomas 5'9" 160 Senior QB George Fields 6'0" 175 Junior RB/KR Wes Hardin 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 13.2 2011 National Rank: #4754 2011 State Rank: #103 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 5.5 2012 National Rank: #6290 2012 State Rank: #143 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 28.8 Dynasty National Rank: #858 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22.1 Dynasty Record: 88-30 (41-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 5-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 19.2 2011 Points Against Average: 20.8 2011 Differential: -1.6 2011 Wins: #3574 Griffith (18-13), #6013 Hobart (19-17), #7403 Hammond (33-6), #8374 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (36-14), #9721 Highland (45-21) 2011 Losses: #1249 Crown Point (27-6), #2083 Andrean (Merrillville) (35-7), #2382 Mishawaka (35-14), #2827 Morton (Hammond) (13-6), #3556 Munster (27-8) 2011 Opponents W-L: 64-48 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Crown Point, 8/24 Morton (Hammond), 8/31 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/7 at Griffith, 9/14 at Highland, 9/21 Hobart, 9/28 at Hammond, 10/5 Munster, 10/12 at Andrean (Merrillville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Crown Point (35.4), Griffith (26.1), Andrean (Merrillville) (23.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (-7.4), Hammond (1.7), Hobart (9.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (15.8 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2852 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |