Griffith (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Jim Pickett League: Northwest Crossroads Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #37 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2012 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Justin Green 5'10" 190 4.57 Tyler Douglas 6'2" 340 5.80 Tyler Lipski 6'1" 160 4.90 RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 2 2012 National Rank: #7502 2012 State Rank: #167 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 4.5 2013 National Rank: #6650 2013 State Rank: #159 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 14.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4018 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10 Dynasty Record: 31-25 [34-22 on the field] (18-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 3-7 2012 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2012 Points For Average: 22.2 2012 Points Against Average: 29.4 2012 Differential: -7.2 2012 Wins: #5561 Munster (27-25), #5586 Morton (Hammond) (42-35), #8908 Highland (41-14) 2012 Losses: #2077 Hobart (38-13), #2091 Andrean (Merrillville) (42-25), #3121 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (35-14), #4193 New Prairie (New Carlisle) (14-7), #4335 Lowell (36-35), #5039 East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (35-0), #8908 Highland (20-18) 2012 Opponents W-L: 65-49 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2005 (Lake Black) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/23 Morton (Hammond), 8/30 at Wheeler (Valparaiso), 9/6 Hobart, 9/13 at Lowell, 9/20 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/27 Munster, 10/4 at Highland, 10/11 at Andrean (Merrillville), 10/18 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hobart (32.5), Andrean (Merrillville) (27.6), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (20.8) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (-11.1), Highland (-3.7), Wheeler (Valparaiso) (-0.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 (11.4 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #97 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4357 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2013 Projected League Finish: 6th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%