New Palestine (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Red/White Coach: Kyle Ralph League: Hoosier Heritage Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Keele 6'1" 255 Junior OL/DL Luke Ely 6'0" 200 Junior TE/LB Josh Glover 5'3" 185 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Play Well As Team, Know How To Win Team Weaknesses: Depth, Overall Size RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 32.3 2016 National Rank: #1403 2016 State Rank: #31 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 29.8 2017 National Rank: #1655 2017 State Rank: #38 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.2 Dynasty National Rank: #1794 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.6 Dynasty Record: 128-40 (80-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 52 2016 Points Against Average: 17.2 2016 Differential: +34.8 2016 Wins: #2431 Whiteland (38-26), #3536 Shelbyville (70-20), #3612 Delta (Muncie) (56-15), #4107 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (42-0), #6004 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (84-21), #7506 New Castle (56-7), #7572 Yorktown (55-7), #7759 Richmond (49-32), #8014 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (63-9) 2016 Losses: #434 Columbus East (Columbus) (35-7) 2016 Opponents W-L: 60-53 Recent State Championships: 2014 (4A) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Whiteland, 8/25 Richmond, 9/1 at Yorktown, 9/8 Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 9/15 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 9/22 at Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), 9/29 Shelbyville, 10/6 New Castle, 10/13 at Delta (Muncie) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (24.9), Whiteland (22.5), Delta (Muncie) (14.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Richmond (-11.9), Yorktown (-9), Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (17.6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #105 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5319 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 54%