North Central (Farmersburg, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Green/White
Coach: Travis Nolting
League: Southwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #24

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dawson Basinger 5'11" 185 Junior RB 4.65
Blake Chatman 5'10" 205 RB 4.7
Luke Passmore 6'2" 270 Junior OL/DL 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Junior Class, Nearly All Skill Position Players/Linemen Return
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -10.2
2016 National Rank: #9754
2016 State Rank: #216
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: -6.7
2017 National Rank: #8954
2017 State Rank: #194
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -18.6
Dynasty National Rank: #12950
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.9
Dynasty Record: 74-73 (33-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 29.5
2016 Points Against Average: 27.3
2016 Differential: +2.2
2016 Wins: #12432 Rockville (34-20), #12562 Perry Central (Leopold) (36-29), #13038 Tell City (30-0), #13450 Riverton Parke (Montezuma) (42-14), #13528 North Daviess (Elnora) (38-14), #13726 Noblesville Lions (Noblesville) (50-0)
2016 Losses: #1016 Linton-Stockton (Linton) (52-8), #1016 Linton-Stockton (Linton) (48-14), #5582 Eastern Greene (Bloomfield) (29-28), #7168 North Knox (Bicknell) (60-20), #9307 West Vigo (West Terre Haute) (34-24)
2016 Opponents W-L: 61-62
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Southwest Seven)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 West Vigo (West Terre Haute), 8/25 North Daviess (Elnora), 9/1 at Rockville, 9/8 North Decatur (Greensburg), 9/15 at North Knox (Bicknell), 9/22 Maconaquah (Bunker Hill), 9/29 Riverton Parke (Montezuma), 10/6 at Wood Memorial (Oakland City), 10/13 at Eastern Greene (Bloomfield)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern Greene (Bloomfield) (13.8), West Vigo (West Terre Haute) (-5.2), North Decatur (Greensburg) (-10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rockville (-30.2), Riverton Parke (Montezuma) (-28.5), Maconaquah (Bunker Hill) (-21.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.1 (-8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #250
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11276
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%