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%