Castle (Newburgh, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Blue/White/Gold Coach: Doug Hurt League: Southern Indiana Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Will Randle 6'5" 205 Junior QB Christian Peach 5'6" 150 Senior RB Mason Wetzel 6'4" 265 Senior DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Off-Season Work Ethic RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 22.6 2013 National Rank: #2920 2013 State Rank: #66 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.8 2014 National Rank: #1597 2014 State Rank: #36 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 21.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2057 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.9 Dynasty Record: 80-47 (48-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 26.2 2013 Points Against Average: 23.1 2013 Differential: +3.1 2013 Wins: #2657 New Albany (14-7), #2986 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (17-0), #3703 Evansville Central (Evansville) (39-14), #5849 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (10-3), #6243 Evansville North (Evansville) (35-14), #9129 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (63-40) 2013 Losses: #750 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (38-13), #750 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (44-14), #2532 Mater Dei (Evansville) (31-24), #4895 Bosse (Evansville) (40-33) 2013 Opponents W-L: 66-48 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 New Albany (55-34) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/29 at New Albany, 9/5 at Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 9/12 Bosse (Evansville), 9/19 Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/26 at Mater Dei (Evansville), 10/3 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/10 at Evansville North (Evansville), 10/17 at Reitz Memorial (Evansville) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (30.9), New Albany (21.5), Mater Dei (Evansville) (21.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-5), Evansville North (Evansville) (1.9), Bosse (Evansville) (11) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3 (21.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3243 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29% |