Ballard (Louisville, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Adrian Morton
League: 6A District 4
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Marshon Ford 6'2" 205 Senior WR/DB 4.7
Terrance May 5'10" 220 Senior QB 4.9
Christion Horton 6'0" 175 Senior WR/CB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Deshon Washington 6'5" 275 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Prolific QB Returns
Team Weaknesses: Youth, Almost No Returning Starters, Few Seniors

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 32.3
2016 National Rank: #1401
2016 State Rank: #15
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.7
2017 National Rank: #2468
2017 State Rank: #32
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 29
Dynasty National Rank: #989
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.3
Dynasty Record: 103-66 (42-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 32.5
2016 Points Against Average: 21.2
2016 Differential: +11.3
2016 Wins: #2043 DeSales (Louisville) (25-10), #3309 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (41-35), #3488 Eastern (Louisville) (59-28), #4581 Doss (Louisville) (31-20), #7076 Meade County (Brandenburg) (40-7), #8654 Western (Louisville) (42-6), #9214 Oldham County (Buckner) (36-7), #10694 Seneca (Louisville) (44-0), #11084 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (71-0)
2016 Losses: #33 Trinity (Louisville) (63-20), #33 Trinity (Louisville) (55-0), #464 Male (Louisville) (31-13), #766 DuPont Manual (Louisville) (13-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 89-69
Recent League Championships: 2014 (6A District 5), 2013 (tied for 1st; 6A District 5), 2012 (6A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at DeSales (Louisville), 8/25 Male (Louisville), 8/31 Collins [Martha Layne] (Shelbyville), 9/8 at Central (Louisville), 9/15 at DuPont Manual (Louisville), 9/22 Eastern (Louisville), 9/29 at Seneca (Louisville), 10/13 at Jeffersontown (Louisville), 10/20 Trinity (Louisville), 10/27 Central Hardin (Cecilia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity (Louisville) (70.7), Male (Louisville) (44), Central (Louisville) (31)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Seneca (Louisville) (-17.9), Jeffersontown (Louisville) (-15.7), Eastern (Louisville) (10.2)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (23.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1673
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%