Holy Cross (Covington, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Indians
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Bruce Kozerski
League: 2A District 6
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RETURNERS
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Largest Senior Class In Program History, Very Talented Running Game, Tall/Talented WRs

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 3.3
2015 National Rank: #7067
2015 State Rank: #98
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 4.8
2016 National Rank: #6668
2016 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 4.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6755
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.4
Dynasty Record: 70-85 (31-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-6
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.3
2015 Points Against Average: 27.8
2015 Differential: +3.5
2015 Wins: #8994 Bethlehem (Bardstown) (29-6), #9037 Holmes (Covington) (24-20), #9034 Walton-Verona (Walton) (28-14), #11794 Owen County (Owenton) (54-28), #12972 Newport (48-6), #13039 Bellevue (46-13)
2015 Losses: #2526 Scott (Covington) (56-39), #2697 Newport Central Catholic (Newport) (46-15), #2697 Newport Central Catholic (Newport) (20-13), #3346 Beechwood (Fort Mitchell) (55-21), #4622 Taft [Robert A.] (Cincinnati, OH) (28-23), #5638 Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) (42-36)
2015 Opponents W-L: 86-64
Recent State Championships: 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/19/16 Holmes (Covington) (42-7), 8/27/16 Walton-Verona (Walton) (44-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Holmes (Covington), 8/27 Walton-Verona (Walton), 9/9 at Taft [Robert A.] (Cincinnati, OH), 9/16 at Scott (Covington), 9/23 Beechwood (Fort Mitchell), 9/30 at Bethlehem (Bardstown), 10/7 at Newport Central Catholic (Newport), 10/14 at Newport, 10/22 vs Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger), 10/28 Bellevue
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Newport Central Catholic (Newport) (22.2), Scott (Covington) (19.9), Beechwood (Fort Mitchell) (17.7)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bellevue (-31.3), Newport (-27.2), Holmes (Covington) (-8.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (2.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7880
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%