Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Blue/White/Gray
Coach: Mike Papoccia
League: Three Rivers - Rock (moving from Three Rivers - Mississippi)
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 35.3
2016 National Rank: #1122
2016 State Rank: #65
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 35.9
2017 National Rank: #1029
2017 State Rank: #61
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 30.3
Dynasty National Rank: #847
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 142-27 (95-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 39.3
2016 Points Against Average: 10.4
2016 Differential: +28.9
2016 Wins: #3266 Fulton (30-22), #3612 St. Bede (Peru) (48-14), #3612 St. Bede (Peru) (49-20), #4656 Rockridge (Taylor Ridge) (36-13), #5268 Kewanee (28-0), #6695 Princeton/Ohio (Princeton) (38-8), #7219 Morrison (40-0), #8193 Central (Clifton) (50-6), #9665 Erie-Prophetstown (Erie) (48-13), #9761 Sherrard (36-7), #12149 Hall (Spring Valley) (56-8)
2016 Losses: #543 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (14-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 64-59
Recent State Championships: 2013 (2A), 2010 (2A), 2004 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Three Rivers - Mississippi), 2014 (Three Rivers - North), 2013 (Three Rivers - North), 2012 (Big Rivers), 2011 (tied for 1st; Big Rivers), 2010 (Big Rivers)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Kewanee, 9/2 Princeton, 9/8 at Orion, 9/15 at Morrison, 9/23 Rockridge (Taylor Ridge), 9/29 Bureau Valley (Manlius), 10/6 at Hall (Spring Valley), 10/13 Fulton, 10/20 at Riverdale (Port Byron)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fulton (20.1), Orion (12.1), Bureau Valley (Manlius) (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hall (Spring Valley) (-14.2), Riverdale (Port Byron) (-0.7), Kewanee (0)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.8 (11.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #284
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5945
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85%



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