Letcher County Central (Whitesburg, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Mike Holcomb
League: 5A District 8
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -5.7
2016 National Rank: #8827
2016 State Rank: #115
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -6.5
2017 National Rank: #8910
2017 State Rank: #122
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -1.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8637
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 69-75 (20-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.4
2016 Points Against Average: 28.6
2016 Differential: -8.2
2016 Wins: #9080 Pike County Central (Pikeville) (28-20), #11264 Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton, VA) (39-20), #11470 Perry County Central (Hazard) (52-8), #12616 Breathitt County (Jackson) (42-28)
2016 Losses: #3003 Southwestern (Somerset) (49-0), #3325 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia, VA) (49-14), #3908 Hazard (23-19), #4464 Whitley County (Williamsburg) (44-12), #5120 Pikeville (30-6), #6204 Harlan County (Harlan) (26-6), #6250 North Laurel (London) (18-6)
2016 Opponents W-L: 76-56
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Knox Central (Barbourville), 8/25 at Bell County (Pineville), 9/1 at Hazard, 9/8 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia, VA), 9/15 at Pike County Central (Pikeville), 9/22 Perry County Central (Hazard), 9/29 at Harlan County (Harlan), 10/6 at North Laurel (London), 10/20 Whitley County (Williamsburg), 10/27 Floyd Central (Langley)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia, VA) (25.2), North Laurel (London) (17.4), Whitley County (Williamsburg) (15)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Perry County Central (Hazard) (-15.4), Bell County (Pineville) (-9.3), Pike County Central (Pikeville) (-9.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4 (5.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #72
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6077
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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