| Natchitoches Central (Natchitoches, LA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Chiefs Colors: Maroon/Gold/White Coach: Brandon Helms League: 5A District 2 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2012 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Deshon Ficklin 6'1" 205 Junior TE/WR 4.70 Ryan Demattie 5'11" 215 Senior MLB 4.60 Jaylon Casson 5'9" 245 Senior DL 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience On Defense, Young Explosive Offensive Players Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Holes On OL, Must Develop Secondary Depth RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 24.3 2012 National Rank: #2582 2012 State Rank: #56 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 23.4 2013 National Rank: #2479 2013 State Rank: #49 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 15.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3860 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6 Dynasty Record: 19-34 (7-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 6-5 2012 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2012 Points For Average: 15.2 2012 Points Against Average: 22.5 2012 Differential: -7.3 2012 Wins: #2268 North DeSoto (Stonewall) (15-12), #2483 Haynesville (21-14), #2979 DeRidder (19-9), #3769 Captain Shreve (Shreveport) (10-3), #4284 Pineville (21-14), #6553 Benton (20-12) 2012 Losses: #235 West Monroe (48-14), #479 Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (29-20), #822 Byrd [C. E.] (Shreveport) (41-13), #1295 Ruston (31-7), #1652 Calvary Baptist Academy (Shreveport) (34-7) 2012 Opponents W-L: 84-48 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 at North DeSoto (Stonewall), 9/13 DeRidder, 9/20 at North Webster (Springhill), 9/27 Southwood (Shreveport), 10/4 at Texas (Texarkana, TX), 10/11 at Ruston, 10/18 Ouachita Parish (Monroe), 10/24 Alexandria, 11/1 at Pineville, 11/8 West Monroe Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: West Monroe (53.7), Ouachita Parish (Monroe) (46.1), Ruston (28.5) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Southwood (Shreveport) (2), Alexandria (11.3), Texas (Texarkana, TX) (13.5) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8 (29.4 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1286 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2013 Projected League Finish: 4th 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |