Ballard (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Mike Jackson
League: 6A District 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Sean Hammonds 6'3" 220 Senior DE [Ball State]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Will Bush 6'1" 185 Senior WR 4.46 [Western Kentucky]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 27
2013 National Rank: #2216
2013 State Rank: #35
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 24.9
2014 National Rank: #2309
2014 State Rank: #36
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.7
Dynasty National Rank: #944
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 78-53 (33-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (tied for 1st)
2013 Points For Average: 27.4
2013 Points Against Average: 26.6
2013 Differential: +0.8
2013 Wins: #2032 Bryan Station (Lexington) (35-34), #4023 Eastern (Louisville) (53-13), #5220 Western (Louisville) (57-36), #6705 Oldham County (Buckner) (39-13), #7851 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (54-15)
2013 Losses: #143 Male (Louisville) (40-0), #359 St. Xavier (Louisville) (32-14), #366 Collins [Martha Layne] (Shelbyville) (24-19), #614 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (41-0), #614 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (14-7), #3376 Fern Creek (Louisville) (31-23)
2013 Opponents W-L: 76-55
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (34-8)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/23 at St. Xavier (Louisville), 8/29 Jeffersontown (Louisville), 9/5 Collins [Martha Layne] (Shelbyville), 9/12 at Western (Louisville), 9/19 DuPont Manual (Louisville), 9/26 at Male (Louisville), 10/10 at Eastern (Louisville), 10/17 Fern Creek (Louisville), 10/24 at Oldham County (Buckner), 10/31 at Bryan Station (Lexington)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Male (Louisville) (65.5), DuPont Manual (Louisville) (44.7), Collins [Martha Layne] (Shelbyville) (44.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Jeffersontown (Louisville) (0.1), Oldham County (Buckner) (3.5), Eastern (Louisville) (9.9)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.6 (30.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #718
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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