Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Green/White/Orange
Coach: Dan Klimczak
League: Greater South Shore - South (moving from Greater South Shore)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #47

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -14.9
2013 National Rank: #11228
2013 State Rank: #251
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -14.9
2014 National Rank: #11186
2014 State Rank: #255
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -0.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8354
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6
Dynasty Record: 86-34 (63-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 16.8
2013 Points Against Average: 23.4
2013 Differential: -6.6
2013 Wins: #9726 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (21-19), #11293 River Forest (Hobart) (27-19), #12470 Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (14-7), #12517 Calumet (Gary) (23-22), #13762 North Newton (Morocco) (36-14)
2013 Losses: #7368 Whiting (43-21), #8256 Griffith (43-6), #8753 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (27-7), #8753 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (7-6), #10426 South Central (Union Mills) (33-7)
2013 Opponents W-L: 49-56
Recent League Championships: 2011 (Greater South Shore), 2010 (Greater South Shore), 2009 (Greater South Shore), 2008 (Greater South Shore), 2007 (Greater South Shore), 2003 (Lake Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 River Forest (Hobart) (47-6), 8/29/14 Griffith (38-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at River Forest (Hobart), 8/29 at Griffith, 9/6 Bishop Noll (Hammond), 9/12 at Whiting, 9/19 at North Newton (Morocco), 9/26 South Central (Union Mills), 10/3 at Hanover Central (Cedar Lake), 10/10 Boone Grove (Valparaiso), 10/17 Calumet (Gary)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Noll (Hammond) (-1.7), Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (-3.4), Whiting (-4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Newton (Morocco) (-34.6), Calumet (Gary) (-23.3), River Forest (Hobart) (-15.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.1 (-11.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.6
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #279
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11140
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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