East Chicago Central (East Chicago, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Navy/Silver
Coach: Stacy Adams
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2012 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Martayveus Carter 5'11" 190 Senior RB
TreQuan Burnett 6'4" 215 Senior WR
Patrick Shaw 6'1" 210 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Underclassmen Depth

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 12.4
2012 National Rank: #5039
2012 State Rank: #108
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 22.2
2013 National Rank: #2689
2013 State Rank: #69
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): -3.4
Dynasty National Rank: #9019
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 28-23

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 9-2
2012 League Record/Finish:  
2012 Points For Average: 36.9
2012 Points Against Average: 18.5
2012 Differential: +18.4
2012 Wins: #6991 Hammond (28-7), #6991 Hammond (48-22), #7502 Griffith (35-0), #7725 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (42-20), #10442 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (55-0), #11883 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond) (36-0), #12376 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (32-20), #12574 Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (48-22), #13270 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (48-13)
2012 Losses: #1800 Lake Central (St. John) (49-6), #5586 Morton (Hammond) (50-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 52-59
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Hammond (36-12)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Hammond, 8/30 at Lake Central (St. John), 9/6 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary), 9/13 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond), 9/20 at Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting), 9/27 Morton (Hammond), 10/4 Wallace [Lew] (Gary), 10/11 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 10/18 at Adams [John] (South Bend)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Central (St. John) (28.8), Adams [John] (South Bend) (27.2), Morton (Hammond) (9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Wallace [Lew] (Gary) (-23.1), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (-21.6), Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond) (-18.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (-2.6 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.3
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.1
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #192
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8983
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%