West Side (Gary, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Orange/Blue Coach: Jason Johnson League: Great Lakes (moving from Freelance) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #63 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -27.7 2016 National Rank: #12684 2016 State Rank: #289 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -7 2017 Starting Power Rating: -34.7 2017 National Rank: #13287 2017 State Rank: #308 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -8 Dynasty National Rank: #10626 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.7 Dynasty Record: 58-81 (24-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-8 2016 League Record/Finish:   2016 Points For Average: 7.8 2016 Points Against Average: 40.6 2016 Differential: -32.8 2016 Wins: #13633 Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (20-16) 2016 Losses: #162 Catholic Central (Novi, MI) (47-0), #503 Mount Carmel (Chicago, IL) (56-6), #1993 Valparaiso (49-0), #2593 Lowell (65-6), #3339 Hobart (41-6), #8986 Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond) (45-6), #11605 Hammond (18-6), #12980 Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (28-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 55-48 Recent League Championships: 2013 (Northwestern), 2012 (Northwestern), 2011 (Northwestern), 2010 (Northwestern), 2009 (Northwestern), 2008 (Northwestern), 2005 (tied for 1st; Northwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary), 8/25 Woodstock (IL), 9/1 at Hobart, 9/8 Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary), 9/15 at Morton (Hammond), 9/22 Hammond, 9/29 East Chicago Central (East Chicago), 10/6 at Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting), 10/13 at Gavit [Donald E.] (Hammond) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hobart (7.8), East Chicago Central (East Chicago) (6), Woodstock (IL) (-0.3) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bowman Academy [Thea] (Gary) (-46.6), Clark [George Rogers] (Whiting) (-37.4), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary) (-30.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (11.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #285 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12098 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.