| Holy Cross (Louisville, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Bob Bronger League: 1A District 3 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Pardue 6'0" 210 Senior RB/LB 4.6 Demetrius Dillard 6'0" 225 Junior DE/OL 4.8 Mario Convenuto 5'11" 195 Junior RB/LB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Strong Running Game, Return Two Powerful RBs Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth, Lost Outstanding Senior Class RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 2.1 2015 National Rank: #7376 2015 State Rank: #105 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6 2016 Starting Power Rating: 0.6 2016 National Rank: #7668 2016 State Rank: #108 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 7.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5893 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.5 Dynasty Record: 105-56 (47-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 23.5 2015 Points Against Average: 18.8 2015 Differential: +4.7 2015 Wins: #7990 Grant County (Dry Ridge) (20-14), #9259 Kentucky Country Day (Louisville) (34-28), #9259 Kentucky Country Day (Louisville) (34-21), #10200 Frankfort (31-0), #11129 Providence (Clarksville, IN) (27-13), #13722 Eminence (48-0), #14303 Dayton (42-0) 2015 Losses: #1552 DeSales (Louisville) (32-0), #2764 Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro) (46-13), #3346 Beechwood (Fort Mitchell) (21-9), #4398 Fairdale (20-7), #6852 Glasgow (24-20), #8616 Western (Louisville) (25-21) 2015 Opponents W-L: 79-79 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st; 1A District 2), 2011 (1A District 2), 2010 (1A District 2), 2009 (1A District 2), 2008 (1A District 2), 2007 (1A District 2), 2004 (A District 3), 2003 (A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Campbellsville (21-13), 9/2/16 Providence (Clarksville, IN) (14-7) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 vs Evansville Central (Evansville, IN), 8/26 vs Campbellsville, 9/2 Providence (Clarksville, IN), 9/9 DeSales (Louisville), 9/16 Western (Louisville), 9/23 at Grant County (Dry Ridge), 10/7 at Kentucky Country Day (Louisville), 10/14 at Frankfort, 10/21 at Eminence, 10/28 Fairdale Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: DeSales (Louisville) (27.7), Evansville Central (Evansville, IN) (13.6), Fairdale (2.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Eminence (-30.2), Frankfort (-13.9), Providence (Clarksville, IN) (-10.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #135 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8840 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |