North Hardin (Radcliff, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Brent Thompson
League: 6A District 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tavian Starks 5'9" 175 Senior DB/RB 4.7
Eric Moore 6'2" 185 Junior QB 4.8
Octavious Oxendine 6'3" 275 Sophomore DL 5.1

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 OL Return, DL Is Back Intact
Team Weaknesses: Must Establish Running Game, Must Improve Run Stopping

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 10.7
2016 National Rank: #5002
2016 State Rank: #65
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 8.7
2017 National Rank: #5303
2017 State Rank: #74
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 11.7
Dynasty National Rank: #4455
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3
Dynasty Record: 62-94 (28-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 22.5
2016 Points Against Average: 25.2
2016 Differential: -2.7
2016 Wins: #3085 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (25-10), #3574 Elizabethtown (27-12), #3932 Boyle County (Danville) (21-20), #5120 Caldwell County (Princeton) (24-21), #7076 Meade County (Brandenburg) (28-27), #10293 Monroe County (Tompkinsville) (42-7)
2016 Losses: #2043 DeSales (Louisville) (41-14), #3044 South Warren (Bowling Green) (20-10), #3309 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (40-14), #3488 Eastern (Louisville) (41-7), #4070 Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro) (38-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 82-56
Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3), 2004 (tied for 1st; 4A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/19 vs Bowling Green, 8/25 vs Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown), 9/2 at Elizabethtown, 9/8 at Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 9/15 North Bullitt (Shepherdsville), 9/29 at DeSales (Louisville), 10/27 Doss (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bowling Green (44.4), Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (41.6), Doss (Louisville) (28)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Bullitt (Shepherdsville) (-0.1), Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (12.7), Elizabethtown (25)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 (16.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +12.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #955
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-6
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%