Howell Central [Francis] (St. Charles, MO)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Blue/Silver
Coach: Pete Eberhardt
League: Gateway - South
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2016 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Dominick Puni 6'4" 285 Senior OL/DL
Justin Hedrick 6'4" 275 Senior OL/DL
Sam Davis 6'3" 210 LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Young Defense

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -0.7
2016 National Rank: #7567
2016 State Rank: #146
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: -3.2
2017 National Rank: #8161
2017 State Rank: #168
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6285
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 49-91 (34-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-8
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 27.2
2016 Points Against Average: 43.8
2016 Differential: -16.6
2016 Wins: #4595 St. Charles West (St. Charles) (26-25), #5699 Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters) (32-29)
2016 Losses: #222 Blue Springs (49-8), #2215 Howell [Francis] (St. Charles) (59-24), #2938 Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon) (35-26), #3356 Parkway Central (Chesterfield) (64-16), #5183 Timberland (Wentzville) (33-22), #5612 Howell North [Francis] (St. Charles) (43-40), #7279 Troy-Buchanan (Troy) (45-30), #8317 Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters) (56-48)
2016 Opponents W-L: 66-47
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters), 8/25 Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters), 9/1 at St. Charles West (St. Charles), 9/8 Timberland (Wentzville), 9/15 Troy-Buchanan (Troy), 9/29 Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon), 10/13 Parkway Central (Chesterfield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Zumwalt West (O'Fallon) (29.6), Parkway Central (Chesterfield) (22.2), Timberland (Wentzville) (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Zumwalt East (St. Peters) (-0.9), Troy-Buchanan (Troy) (3.8), Fort Zumwalt South (St. Peters) (5.4)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (21 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #48
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3427
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%