DeSales (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Colts
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Harold Davis
League: 2A District 4
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2012 JV Record: 5-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dylan Byrd 5'8" 170 Senior RB 4.50
Nathan Roush 6'2" 175 Senior QB/S 4.51
Ylan Cochran 5'10" 220 Senior DT 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Workouts, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Must Find Replacements For Graduated Seniors

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 13.4
2012 National Rank: #4779
2012 State Rank: #72
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2013 Starting Power Rating: 12.9
2013 National Rank: #4612
2013 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 13.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4291
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5
Dynasty Record: 43-23 (15-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-5
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 31.4
2012 Points Against Average: 20
2012 Differential: +11.4
2012 Wins: #5393 Glasgow (10-2), #6244 Christian Academy (Louisville) (21-16), #7033 Green County (Greensburg) (17-6), #10744 Holy Cross (Louisville) (42-16), #11064 Southern (Louisville) (34-8), #11493 Elizabethtown (63-14), #11814 Washington County (Springfield) (41-6), #13733 Shawnee (Louisville) (54-12), #13740 Fort Knox (49-13)
2012 Losses: #396 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (60-27), #877 Central (Louisville) (27-14), #3160 Caldwell County (Princeton) (43-31), #5803 Bardstown (27-16), #6244 Christian Academy (Louisville) (30-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 89-79
Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A District 5), 2009 (2A District 5), 2008 (2A District 5), 2007 (2A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Holy Cross (Louisville) (45-0)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Holy Cross (Louisville), 8/30 vs Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown), 9/6 at Warren Central (Bowling Green), 9/13 at Washington County (Springfield), 9/20 Shawnee (Louisville), 9/27 Bardstown, 10/4 at Fort Knox, 10/18 at Christian Academy (Louisville), 10/25 Nelson [Thomas] (Bardstown), 11/1 at Southern (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (46.6), Warren Central (Bowling Green) (41.6), Bardstown (12.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Knox (-34), Shawnee (Louisville) (-33.9), Washington County (Springfield) (-18.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 (3.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8245
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%