Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Kevin O'Shea
League: Hoosier - West
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 27.3
2016 National Rank: #2021
2016 State Rank: #42
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 18.4
2017 National Rank: #3309
2017 State Rank: #75
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 24.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1629
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.8
Dynasty Record: 152-27 (62-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 12-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 44.9
2016 Points Against Average: 13.2
2016 Differential: +31.7
2016 Wins: #1888 West Lafayette (28-25), #3025 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (34-13), #5120 Carroll (Flora) (27-7), #5582 Eastern Greene (Bloomfield) (52-13), #6287 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (52-16), #7122 Twin Lakes (Monticello) (48-0), #7279 Tipton (51-23), #7279 Tipton (41-10), #7716 Attica (57-29), #12011 Benton Central (Oxford) (42-0), #13812 Marshall [John] (Indianapolis) (70-0), #13822 Frontier (Chalmers) (55-7)
2016 Losses: #1897 Pioneer (Royal Center) (28-27)
2016 Opponents W-L: 85-62
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (Hoosier), 2013 (Hoosier), 2012 (Hoosier), 2011 (Hoosier), 2010 (Hoosier Heartland), 2009 (Hoosier Heartland), 2008 (Hoosier Heartland), 2007 (Hoosier Heartland), 2006 (Hoosier Heartland), 2005 (Hoosier Heartland), 2004 (Hoosier Heartland)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Jefferson (Lafayette), 8/25 at Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville), 9/1 at Tipton, 9/8 Benton Central (Oxford), 9/15 at Arlington (Indianapolis), 9/22 at Twin Lakes (Monticello), 9/29 West Lafayette, 10/6 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Lafayette (33.3), Jefferson (Lafayette) (22.5), Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (18.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Central (Oxford) (-14.1), Arlington (Indianapolis) (-9.8), Tipton (-6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 (1.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #104
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5290
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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