North Newton (Morocco, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Navy/Orange/White Coach: Aaron Sauter League: Greater South Shore - South (moving from Greater South Shore) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #62 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Casey Schultz 5'8" 210 Senior OL/LB 5.00 Evan Herr 5'9" 170 Junior RB/DB 4.70 Tyler Richardson 6'1" 210 Senior TE/DL 4.91 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Strength/Conditioning Team Weaknesses: Team Speed RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -35.1 2013 National Rank: #13761 2013 State Rank: #310 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1 2014 Starting Power Rating: -34.6 2014 National Rank: #13627 2014 State Rank: #312 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -21 Dynasty National Rank: #13322 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6 Dynasty Record: 39-74 [38-75 on the field] (20-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 1-9 2013 League Record/Finish: 0-7 (8th) 2013 Points For Average: 17.1 2013 Points Against Average: 41.5 2013 Differential: -24.4 2013 Wins: #14139 South Newton (Kentland) (48-42) 2013 Losses: #2381 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (56-20), #7368 Whiting (48-7), #9161 North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson) (50-6), #9726 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (34-7), #10426 South Central (Union Mills) (44-10), #11228 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (36-14), #11293 River Forest (Hobart) (27-12), #12470 Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (36-12), #12517 Calumet (Gary) (42-35) 2013 Opponents W-L: 49-58 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 South Newton (Kentland), 8/29 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 9/6 River Forest (Hobart), 9/12 at Calumet (Gary), 9/19 Wheeler (Valparaiso), 9/26 at Boone Grove (Valparaiso), 10/3 South Central (Union Mills), 10/10 at Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station), 10/17 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (34.2), Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (-3.4), South Central (Union Mills) (-10.8) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: South Newton (Kentland) (-33.5), Calumet (Gary) (-23.3), Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (-23) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1 (-10.6 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #268 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10755 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2014 Projected League Finish: 6th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |