Central (Independence, OR) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Red Coach: Shane Hedrick League: 5A Special District 3 (moving from 5A Mid-Willamette) Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hunter Chase Senior RB Moses Mierau Senior C Jesse Cable Senior WR/FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Effort, Attitude Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.3 2017 National Rank: #4626 2017 State Rank: #30 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -9.7 2018 National Rank: #5452 2018 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 15.3 Dynasty National Rank: #4719 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25 Dynasty Record: 117-50 [118-49 on the field] (60-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 24.4 2017 Points Against Average: 22.7 2017 Differential: +1.7 2017 Wins: #4598 Silverton (41-35), #6369 Bend (35-6), #6490 Glencoe (Hillsboro) (7-6), #6666 Corvallis (36-18), #8547 Dallas (21-14) 2017 Losses: #2654 Mountain View (Bend) (28-21), #3363 Crescent Valley (Corvallis) (33-25), #4601 Lebanon (40-27), #4701 South Albany (Albany) (24-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 58-35 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 5A Mid-Willamette), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A Oregon West), 2010 (4A Oregon West), 2009 (4A Val-Co), 2008 (4A Val-Co), 2007 (4A Val-Co), 2005 (3A Val-Co), 2004 (3A Val-Co) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 2 Streak List: 10/20/17 Silverton (41-35), 10/27/17 Corvallis (36-18) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 at Silverton, 9/7 McKay (Salem), 9/14 at West Albany (Albany), 9/21 Crescent Valley (Corvallis), 9/28 South Albany (Albany), 10/5 at Lebanon, 10/12 North Salem (Salem), 10/19 at Corvallis, 10/26 Dallas Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Crescent Valley (Corvallis) (8.9), Silverton (2), Lebanon (-6.4) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dallas (-32.1), McKay (Salem) (-29.9), Corvallis (-27.2) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6783 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |