Alexandria-Monroe (Alexandria, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Cardinal/Gold Coach: Pete Gast League: Central Indiana Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #59 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Miller Abernathy 6'2" 200 Junior TE/S 5.0 Aaron Thomas 5'11" 155 Junior WR/CB 4.7 Ethan Ginder 5'11" 215 Senior C/DE 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have More Play-Makers Than Last Season, Much Young/Enthusiastic Talent Team Weaknesses: Coming Off Back-To-Back Losing Seasons, Must Develop Winning Swagger RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -37.2 2016 National Rank: #13618 2016 State Rank: #307 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -38.7 2017 National Rank: #13599 2017 State Rank: #313 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -22.5 Dynasty National Rank: #13454 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.2 Dynasty Record: 38-106 (24-74 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2016 Points For Average: 14.6 2016 Points Against Average: 40.5 2016 Differential: -25.9 2016 Wins: #13899 Blackford (Hartford City) (39-38) 2016 Losses: #5162 Eastbrook (Marion) (55-7), #5210 Mississinewa (Gas City) (54-21), #10321 Frankton (55-14), #10560 Oak Hill (Converse) (47-7), #11167 Wes-Del (Gaston) (14-0), #11251 Wabash (44-7), #11502 Elwood (38-12), #11502 Elwood (33-20), #11824 Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (27-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 60-52 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Wes-Del (Gaston), 8/25 at Wabash, 9/1 Oak Hill (Converse), 9/8 at Frankton, 9/15 Madison-Grant (Fairmount), 9/22 at Blackford (Hartford City), 9/29 Elwood, 10/6 at Eastbrook (Marion), 10/13 Mississinewa (Gas City) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mississinewa (Gas City) (16), Eastbrook (Marion) (8.4), Frankton (-6.2) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Blackford (Hartford City) (-34.6), Madison-Grant (Fairmount) (-28), Wabash (-24.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8 (-13.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #245 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11208 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 8th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%