Mercer County (Harrodsburg, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Titans Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: David Buchanan League: 4A District 5 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 0-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Donald Smith Jr 5'7" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.6 Grayson Blevins 5'11" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.75 Tyus Short 6'0" 215 Senior DL/TE 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Returning, Improved Depth, Some High-Character Players Team Weaknesses: Still Learning To Win RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 3.1 2015 National Rank: #7125 2015 State Rank: #99 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 2.6 2016 National Rank: #7214 2016 State Rank: #100 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 8.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5356 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1 Dynasty Record: 78-74 (32-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-6 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 26.2 2015 Points Against Average: 24.4 2015 Differential: +1.8 2015 Wins: #7864 East Jessamine (Nicholasville) (19-0), #9119 Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester) (31-3), #9864 Taylor County (Campbellsville) (42-12), #12448 Clay County (Manchester) (53-14), #12871 West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (44-11), #13603 Marion County (Lebanon) (41-8) 2015 Losses: #358 Lafayette (Lexington) (53-13), #3271 Wayne County (Monticello) (21-14), #3647 Southwestern (Somerset) (42-6), #3877 North Hardin (Radcliff) (55-20), #4581 Knox Central (Barbourville) (19-17), #5855 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) (55-14) 2015 Opponents W-L: 63-79 Recent State Championships: 2006 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2008 (5A District 7), 2006 (2A District 5), 2004 (tied for 1st; 2A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/27/16 Bell County (Pineville) (48-18), 9/2/16 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) (41-31) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/20 Central Hardin (Cecilia), 8/27 vs Bell County (Pineville), 9/2 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg), 9/9 Southwestern (Somerset), 9/16 at Wayne County (Monticello), 9/23 Marion County (Lebanon), 9/30 at East Jessamine (Nicholasville), 10/7 West Jessamine (Nicholasville), 10/14 at Taylor County (Campbellsville), 10/28 at Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Central Hardin (Cecilia) (36.3), Southwestern (Somerset) (23.5), Wayne County (Monticello) (23.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marion County (Lebanon) (-34.7), West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (-26.5), Taylor County (Campbellsville) (-7.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2 (1.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #98 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7044 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |