Castle (Newburgh, IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Blue/White/Gold Coach: Doug Hurt League: Southern Indiana Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Must Improve Size/Speed/Strength, Must Develop Leadership, Must Improve Running Game/Stopping Run RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 8.2 2017 National Rank: #5033 2017 State Rank: #97 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -9.8 2018 National Rank: #5481 2018 State Rank: #111 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2026 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.6 Dynasty Record: 107-65 (64-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 35.1 2017 Points Against Average: 29.7 2017 Differential: +5.4 2017 Wins: #5337 New Albany (56-49), #5501 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (41-34), #8306 Bosse (Evansville) (40-21), #9127 Evansville North (Evansville) (35-7), #9885 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (51-3) 2017 Losses: #908 Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (33-24), #1406 Evansville Central (Evansville) (44-13), #2532 Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (44-33), #3923 Mater Dei (Evansville) (31-30), #5501 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (31-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-56 Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 8/24 at New Albany, 8/31 at Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville), 9/7 Bosse (Evansville), 9/14 Evansville Central (Evansville), 9/21 at Mater Dei (Evansville), 9/28 Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville), 10/5 at Evansville North (Evansville), 10/12 at Reitz Memorial (Evansville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Reitz Memorial (Evansville) (30.3), Evansville Central (Evansville) (23.2), Reitz [F. J.] (Evansville) (13.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Harrison [William Henry] (Evansville) (-27.4), Bosse (Evansville) (-22.2), Evansville North (Evansville) (-17.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (13.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2780 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%