Ballard (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Mike Jackson
League: 6A District 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #15

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Joey Bloomfield 6'6" 300 Senior OL 5.1 [Kansas]
Cam Lewis 6'3" 185 Senior WR [Western Kentucky]

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 26.4
2012 National Rank: #2250
2012 State Rank: #36
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.2
2013 National Rank: #2519
2013 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 32
Dynasty National Rank: #992
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.8
Dynasty Record: 36-25 (10-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2012 Points For Average: 25.5
2012 Points Against Average: 19.6
2012 Differential: +5.9
2012 Wins: #1303 Eastern (Louisville) (42-21), #1873 Campbell County (Alexandria) (35-34), #3616 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (21-0), #4611 Western (Louisville) (20-6), #4971 Oldham County (Buckner) (30-14), #4971 Oldham County (Buckner) (21-14), #7925 Seneca (Louisville) (27-6), #8135 Fern Creek (Louisville) (13-12), #12372 Muhlenberg County (Greenville) (61-6)
2012 Losses: #427 Riverdale (Murfreesboro, TN) (47-7), #877 Central (Louisville) (19-14), #892 Warren Central (Bowling Green) (34-17), #1303 Eastern (Louisville) (42-23)
2012 Opponents W-L: 89-73
Recent League Championships: 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 at St. Xavier (Louisville), 8/30 at Jeffersontown (Louisville), 9/13 Western (Louisville), 9/20 at DuPont Manual (Louisville), 9/27 Male (Louisville), 10/11 Eastern (Louisville), 10/18 at Fern Creek (Louisville), 10/25 Oldham County (Buckner), 11/1 Bryan Station (Lexington)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Xavier (Louisville) (45.6), Male (Louisville) (31.5), Bryan Station (Lexington) (26.6)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Fern Creek (Louisville) (-0.4), Western (Louisville) (14.1), Oldham County (Buckner) (14.5)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.6 (17.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1619
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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