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%