Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Comets Colors: Blue/White/Gray Coach: Mike Papoccia League: Three Rivers - Mississippi Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 22.3 2015 National Rank: #3030 2015 State Rank: #111 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 23.2 2016 National Rank: #2756 2016 State Rank: #101 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.2 Dynasty National Rank: #840 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7 Dynasty Record: 131-26 (89-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 9-2 2015 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 28.6 2015 Points Against Average: 17.3 2015 Differential: +11.3 2015 Wins: #3555 Hall (Spring Valley) (22-21), #4521 Rockridge (Taylor Ridge) (22-8), #6033 Fulton (28-16), #6065 Erie-Prophetstown (Erie) (26-20), #6458 St. Bede (Peru) (30-27), #8977 Farmington (51-6), #9065 Kewanee (38-29), #9427 Morrison (30-8), #12913 Sherrard (54-7) 2015 Losses: #418 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) (34-14), #2571 Princeton (14-0) 2015 Opponents W-L: 63-50 Recent State Championships: 2013 (2A), 2010 (2A), 2004 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2014 (Three Rivers - North), 2013 (Three Rivers - North), 2012 (Big Rivers), 2011 (tied for 1st; Big Rivers), 2010 (Big Rivers) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/27/16 Rockridge (Taylor Ridge) (36-13), 9/2/16 Fulton (30-22) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/27 Rockridge (Taylor Ridge), 9/2 at Fulton, 9/10 Morrison, 9/16 at Kewanee, 9/23 at Erie-Prophetstown (Erie), 9/30 at Princeton/Ohio (Princeton), 10/7 Sherrard, 10/15 Hall (Spring Valley), 10/21 St. Bede (Peru) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rockridge (Taylor Ridge) (16), Hall (Spring Valley) (10.2), St. Bede (Peru) (9.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Sherrard (-19), Morrison (-4.4), Kewanee (-3.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 (10.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #275 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7121 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 55% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.