| Mercer County (Harrodsburg, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Titans Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: David Buchanan League: 4A District 5 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #8 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevon Faulkner 6'4" 200 Senior WR/S 4.7 Gunnar Gillis 6'4" 205 Senior QB/P 4.8 Noah Sheperson 6'1" 260 Senior OL/NG 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Starting QB Returning, Top Athlete Is Back, Great Assistant Coaches/Development Program Team Weaknesses: Leadership, Inexperience In Some Key Positions, Line Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 13.9 2016 National Rank: #4276 2016 State Rank: #56 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 14.4 2017 National Rank: #4130 2017 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5157 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.1 Dynasty Record: 86-79 (35-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 29.8 2016 Points Against Average: 21.9 2016 Differential: +7.9 2016 Wins: #3521 Rockcastle County (Mt. Vernon) (31-30), #5860 Knox Central (Barbourville) (21-3), #7032 Taylor County (Campbellsville) (28-20), #8039 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) (41-31), #8821 Bell County (Pineville) (48-18), #9189 Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester) (43-0), #9577 West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (35-21), #10849 Marion County (Lebanon) (43-6) 2016 Losses: #2929 Wayne County (Monticello) (47-23), #2929 Wayne County (Monticello) (30-14), #3003 Southwestern (Somerset) (28-26), #3309 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (21-7), #6159 East Jessamine (Nicholasville) (30-27) 2016 Opponents W-L: 82-71-1 Recent State Championships: 2006 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2008 (5A District 7), 2006 (2A District 5), 2004 (tied for 1st; 2A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/19 Harrison County (Cynthiana), 8/26 vs Franklin County (Frankfort), 8/31 at Anderson County (Lawrenceburg), 9/8 Garrard County (Lancaster), 9/15 at Lincoln County (Stanford), 9/22 at Marion County (Lebanon), 9/29 East Jessamine (Nicholasville), 10/6 at West Jessamine (Nicholasville), 10/13 Taylor County (Campbellsville), 10/27 Boyle County (Danville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Boyle County (Danville) (24.7), Garrard County (Lancaster) (4), Taylor County (Campbellsville) (3.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Marion County (Lebanon) (-15.8), Harrison County (Cynthiana) (-9.5), West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (-8.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (9.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7620 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |