East Jessamine (Nicholasville, KY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Jaguars Colors: Green/Blue Coach: Mike Bowlin League: 4A District 5 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Desmond Laduke Junior RB Connor Hearn Senior QB Valdon Miles Sophomore RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, RBs, Many Starters Return Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 5.3 2016 National Rank: #6160 2016 State Rank: #79 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 1.8 2017 National Rank: #6922 2017 State Rank: #90 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6881 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 77-77 [76-78 on the field] (37-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 29.8 2016 Points Against Average: 27.3 2016 Differential: +2.5 2016 Wins: #3574 Elizabethtown (20-15), #4264 Mercer County (Harrodsburg) (30-27), #7032 Taylor County (Campbellsville) (29-28), #9392 Lincoln County (Stanford) (32-27), #9577 West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (20-16), #9577 Russell County (Russell Springs) (33-12), #10849 Marion County (Lebanon) (41-30), #11756 Clay County (Manchester) (49-28) 2016 Losses: #2929 Wayne County (Monticello) (41-20), #5612 Spencer County (Taylorsville) (28-27), #6318 Garrard County (Lancaster) (34-22), #6668 Western Hills (Frankfort) (41-35) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-72 Recent League Championships: 2016 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Walton-Verona (Walton), 8/25 at Montgomery County (Mt. Sterling), 9/1 vs North Laurel (London), 9/8 Lincoln County (Stanford), 9/15 at Garrard County (Lancaster), 9/22 Whitley County (Williamsburg), 9/29 at Mercer County (Harrodsburg), 10/6 Taylor County (Campbellsville), 10/13 Marion County (Lebanon), 10/20 at West Jessamine (Nicholasville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Laurel (London) (17.4), Whitley County (Williamsburg) (15), Mercer County (Harrodsburg) (14.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marion County (Lebanon) (-15.8), Montgomery County (Mt. Sterling) (-13.2), West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (-8.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 (3.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7017 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%