| New Palestine (IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Red/White Coach: Tim Able League: Hoosier Heritage Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #14 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Matt Siergiej 5'10" 200 Senior RB Sam Wright 6'1" 220 Senior LB/T Nolan Hill 5'9" 175 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 30.2 2011 National Rank: #1667 2011 State Rank: #37 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.5 2012 National Rank: #2701 2012 State Rank: #60 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3424 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.9 Dynasty Record: 75-30 (51-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 11-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 34.3 2011 Points Against Average: 12.2 2011 Differential: +22.1 2011 Wins: #1136 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (34-21), #3715 Delta (Muncie) (27-14), #3715 Delta (Muncie) (31-20), #4622 Whiteland (16-14), #4903 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (27-0), #5237 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (21-19), #6094 Yorktown (49-14), #8717 Richmond (29-7), #9314 Shelbyville (49-13), #10703 Muncie Central (Muncie) (62-0), #11002 Rushville (53-0) 2011 Losses: #1136 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (24-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 62-68 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Whiteland, 8/24 at Richmond, 8/31 at Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 9/7 Delta (Muncie), 9/14 at Rushville, 9/21 Yorktown, 9/28 at Shelbyville, 10/5 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), 10/12 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (29.5), Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (19), Delta (Muncie) (16.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Rushville (-7.8), Richmond (0.7), Shelbyville (1.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (10.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #113 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4446 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7% |