| Sheridan (IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blackhawks Colors: Red/Black/White Coach: Larry Wright League: Hoosier Heartland - East (moving from Hoosier Heartland) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #26 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2015 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ian Pence 6'3" 265 Sophomore OL/DL 5.1 Kyle Harwood 6'2" 255 Senior OL/LB 5.2 Alex Gipson 6'2" 255 Senior OL/DL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size, Experience, Depth Team Weaknesses: Very Young Team RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -15.5 2015 National Rank: #11169 2015 State Rank: #250 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.7 2016 Starting Power Rating: -8 2016 National Rank: #9670 2016 State Rank: #226 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 12.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4218 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.4 Dynasty Record: 118-48 [117-49 on the field] (55-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 3-7 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th) 2015 Points For Average: 25.2 2015 Points Against Average: 35.9 2015 Differential: -10.7 2015 Wins: #12087 Taylor (Kokomo) (42-41), #12445 Clinton Central (Michigantown) (26-13), #13202 Eastern (Greentown) (50-21) 2015 Losses: #2850 Western Boone (Thorntown) (47-20), #5654 Tri-Central (Sharpsville) (34-20), #6037 North White (Monon) (54-13), #7482 South Putnam (Greencastle) (56-22), #8381 Tipton (35-21), #8621 Clinton Prairie (Frankfort) (32-19), #10527 Carroll (Flora) (26-19) 2015 Opponents W-L: 61-46 Recent State Championships: 2007 (1A), 2006 (1A), 2005 (1A) Recent League Championships: 2012 (Hoosier Heartland), 2011 (Hoosier Heartland), 2007 (Hoosier), 2006 (Hoosier), 2005 (tied for 1st; Hoosier) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Western Boone (Thorntown), 8/27 Clinton Central (Michigantown), 9/2 at North White (Monon), 9/9 Carroll (Flora), 9/16 at Eastern (Greentown), 9/23 Tri-Central (Sharpsville), 9/30 Tipton, 10/7 at Taylor (Kokomo) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Western Boone (Thorntown) (12.7), Tri-Central (Sharpsville) (10.3), Tipton (6.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern (Greentown) (-28.4), Taylor (Kokomo) (-24.9), Clinton Central (Michigantown) (-15.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 (-4.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9787 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |