DeSales (Louisville, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Colts Colors: Brown/White Coach: Harold Davis League: 2A District 4 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alec Brothers 5'9" 165 Senior FS 4.7 Austin Tharp 5'9" 175 Senior RB 4.7 Gilly Simpson 5'10" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.8 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Austin Johnson 6'2" 190 Senior K STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RBs, Close-Knit Group, Unselfish Players Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Defense RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 32.6 2015 National Rank: #1552 2015 State Rank: #26 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2016 Starting Power Rating: 27.7 2016 National Rank: #2051 2016 State Rank: #34 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 16.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3159 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.3 Dynasty Record: 116-52 (45-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 11-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 34 2015 Points Against Average: 9.4 2015 Differential: +24.6 2015 Wins: #2050 Christian Academy (Louisville) (37-18), #3032 Ballard (Louisville) (29-6), #3877 North Hardin (Radcliff) (41-7), #4398 Fairdale (42-6), #5454 Monroe County (Tompkinsville) (42-14), #6453 Butler (Louisville) (49-13), #7376 Holy Cross (Louisville) (32-0), #9365 Southern (Louisville) (40-13), #9431 Green County (Greensburg) (41-0), #11687 Washington County (Springfield) (48-0), #14187 Shawnee (Louisville) (56-0) 2015 Losses: #1162 Mayfield (24-19), #1519 Fern Creek (Louisville) (14-0), #2050 Christian Academy (Louisville) (16-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 91-78 Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013 Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A District 5), 2009 (2A District 5), 2008 (2A District 5), 2007 (2A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Fairdale, 8/26 at Butler (Louisville), 9/2 at Ballard (Louisville), 9/9 at Holy Cross (Louisville), 9/16 Fern Creek (Louisville), 9/30 North Hardin (Radcliff), 10/7 Christian Academy (Louisville), 10/14 Washington County (Springfield), 10/21 at Shawnee (Louisville), 10/28 Southern (Louisville) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Academy (Louisville) (32.9), Fern Creek (Louisville) (32.2), Ballard (Louisville) (26.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Shawnee (Louisville) (-44), Washington County (Springfield) (-19.6), Butler (Louisville) (-2.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (11.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6348 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6% |