Kenai Central (Kenai, AK)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Kardinals Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Davis Lowery League: Northern Lights Playoff Division: Medium Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jon Delgado 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.1 Chase Gillies 5'11" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.7 Nick Beeson 5'11" 190 Senior LB/RB 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Mobile QB, Experienced RBs, Assistant Coaching Staff Continuity Team Weaknesses: Only 6 Returning Starters, New System, Youth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 25.8 2015 National Rank: #2462 2015 State Rank: #6 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: 19.3 2016 National Rank: #3434 2016 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3467 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4 Dynasty Record: 82-38 (43-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 41.7 2015 Points Against Average: 19.6 2015 Differential: +22.1 2015 Wins: #3794 Palmer (56-35), #7000 North Pole (45-8), #7000 North Pole (74-6), #8264 Kodiak (46-18), #10421 Houston (Big Lake) (63-6), #12803 Eagle River (67-0) 2015 Losses: #724 Soldotna (23-0), #724 Soldotna (33-18), #1375 Bartlett (Anchorage) (47-6) 2015 Opponents W-L: 46-33 Recent State Championships: 2011, 2009 (Small), 2005 (Small), 2004 (Small), 2003 (Small) Recent League Championships: 2005, 2004, 2003 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (23-12), 9/2/16 Eagle River (25-7) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/13 at South (Anchorage), 8/19 Service (Anchorage), 8/26 at Thunder Mountain (Juneau), 9/2 Eagle River, 9/10 Kodiak, 9/17 Chugiak (Eagle River), 9/23 at Palmer, 10/1 at Soldotna Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Soldotna (36.2), Chugiak (Eagle River) (30.8), South (Anchorage) (20.4) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Eagle River (-26), Thunder Mountain (Juneau) (-0.1), Kodiak (2.9) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (13.9 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #13 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4329 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%