NorthWood (Nappanee, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Nate Andrews
League: Northern Lakes
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tanner Cleveland 5'8" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.9
Bailey Gessigner 5'8" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.6
Trey Bilinski 6'3" 160 Junior QB 5.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: No-Huddle Offense, Game-Control Attack, Aggressive Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Lines

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2014 National Rank: #5058
2014 State Rank: #123
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 10.8
2015 National Rank: #5269
2015 State Rank: #123
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 19
Dynasty National Rank: #2539
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.2
Dynasty Record: 90-57 (47-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-5
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (6th)
2014 Points For Average: 24.5
2014 Points Against Average: 18.9
2014 Differential: +5.6
2014 Wins: #3620 Jimtown (Elkhart) (14-6), #4840 Warsaw (42-28), #9452 Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (2-0), #10170 Fairfield (Goshen) (46-0), #10315 Goshen (39-14), #11835 Angola (48-6)
2014 Losses: #1260 Plymouth (50-28), #1394 Northridge (Middlebury) (28-7), #2752 Leo (28-7), #4182 Concord (Elkhart) (21-15), #4699 Wawasee (Syracuse) (27-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 66-56
Recent State Championships: 2005 (3A)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/19/15 Wawasee (Syracuse) (38-10)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Jimtown (Elkhart), 8/28 Fairfield (Goshen), 9/4 at Concord (Elkhart), 9/11 Goshen, 9/19 Wawasee (Syracuse), 9/25 at Northridge (Middlebury), 10/2 at Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart), 10/9 at Warsaw, 10/16 Plymouth
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Plymouth (39.9), Northridge (Middlebury) (25.7), Jimtown (Elkhart) (16.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Goshen (-12.2), Elkhart Memorial (Elkhart) (-7.4), Fairfield (Goshen) (-3.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6 (8.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #127
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4895
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%