DeSales (Louisville, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Colts Colors: Brown/White Coach: Harold Davis League: 2A District 4 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ashton Baum 6'0" 190 Senior OLB 4.6 Jordan Watkins 6'0" 175 Sophomore WR/DB 4.5 Aaron Pfaadt 6'0" 165 Junior QB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Experience, Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Lost Some Key Players, Secondary RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 27 2016 National Rank: #2053 2016 State Rank: #25 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.5 2017 National Rank: #1922 2017 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2940 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1 Dynasty Record: 126-55 (47-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 32.9 2016 Points Against Average: 8.8 2016 Differential: +24.1 2016 Wins: #1549 Fern Creek (Louisville) (27-14), #3521 Butler (Louisville) (17-0), #4985 North Hardin (Radcliff) (41-14), #6204 Glasgow (47-28), #7946 Holy Cross (Louisville) (54-0), #8726 Southern (Louisville) (41-0), #9645 Fairdale (30-0), #10210 Washington County (Springfield) (55-0), #10293 Monroe County (Tompkinsville) (52-0), #14183 Shawnee (Louisville) (33-0) 2016 Losses: #800 Christian Academy (Louisville) (21-14), #800 Christian Academy (Louisville) (12-7), #1396 Ballard (Louisville) (25-10) 2016 Opponents W-L: 86-71 Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013 Recent League Championships: 2010 (2A District 5), 2009 (2A District 5), 2008 (2A District 5), 2007 (2A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Ballard (Louisville), 8/25 Butler (Louisville), 8/31 Holy Cross (Louisville), 9/15 Fern Creek (Louisville), 9/22 at Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 9/29 North Hardin (Radcliff), 10/6 at Christian Academy (Louisville), 10/13 at Washington County (Springfield), 10/20 Shawnee (Louisville), 10/27 at Southern (Louisville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Academy (Louisville) (40.9), Fern Creek (Louisville) (29.5), Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (25.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shawnee (Louisville) (-46.5), Washington County (Springfield) (-22.1), Southern (Louisville) (-2.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (9.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5013 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |