Sacred Heart (Salina, KS)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Bruce Graber
League: North Central AA
Playoff Division: 2-1A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 1-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Abel Alvarez 5'7" 210 Senior 5.0
Jacob Faerber 5'10" 160 Junior 4.6
Connor Wetter 6'0" 185 Senior 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return 4 Of 5 Interior OL/Both RBs, Defensive Front, 1500-Yard TB Is Back
Team Weaknesses: QB Position, Passing Game Must Improve, Must Become Better On 3rd Down Defensively

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -5.3
2015 National Rank: #9179
2015 State Rank: #151
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5
2016 Starting Power Rating: -3.8
2016 National Rank: #8716
2016 State Rank: #142
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 8.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5479
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 87-48 (38-25 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 5-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 27.9
2015 Points Against Average: 23.1
2015 Differential: +4.8
2015 Wins: #11594 Medicine Lodge (49-14), #12091 Moundridge (47-15), #12864 Minneapolis (30-0), #12939 Inman (47-14), #14339 Oswego (34-8)
2015 Losses: #2418 Phillipsburg (38-13), #5643 Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (55-14), #5727 Beloit (20-17), #5747 Sedgwick (44-14), #8730 Ellsworth (23-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 48-49
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Minneapolis (31-8)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Minneapolis, 9/9 Russell, 9/16 at Beloit, 9/23 at Southeast of Saline (Gypsum), 9/30 Ellsworth, 10/14 Smith Center, 10/21 at Ell-Saline (Brookville), 10/28 Republic County (Belleville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Smith Center (27.3), Southeast of Saline (Gypsum) (16.5), Beloit (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Minneapolis (-31.9), Ell-Saline (Brookville) (-14.8), Russell (-13.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13 (-5.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +14.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #128
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7497
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%