Central (Springfield, MA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Valdamar Brower League: AA Playoff Division: 3 Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 7-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Myles Bradley 5'10" Senior WR 4.6 Elijah Ayers 6'3" Senior DB 4.5 Keshaun Dancy 6'1" Senior DB 4.6 ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT Julian Bass 6'2" 195 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Commitment Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 25.3 2017 National Rank: #2061 2017 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2018 Starting Power Rating: 8.2 2018 National Rank: #2289 2018 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2738 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15 Dynasty Record: 105-59 [106-58 on the field] (73-34 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 42.6 2017 Points Against Average: 20.8 2017 Differential: +21.8 2017 Wins: #2397 West Springfield (44-27), #4831 Longmeadow (35-14), #6879 Minnechaug Regional (Wilbraham) (55-0), #9439 Holyoke (54-0), #10438 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (49-6), #10438 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (61-0), #10867 Agawam (46-7), #11095 Westfield (40-6) 2017 Losses: #272 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach, VA) (55-13), #430 St. John's (Shrewsbury) (52-33), #430 St. John's (Shrewsbury) (62-39) 2017 Opponents W-L: 78-46 Recent State Championships: 2012 (W-I) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2012, 2011 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 at Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury), 9/14 St. John's (Shrewsbury), 9/21 at West Springfield, 9/28 Chicopee Comp (Chicopee), 10/5 at Holyoke, 10/12 Westfield, 10/19 at Longmeadow, 10/26 Agawam Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. John's (Shrewsbury) (23.4), Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) (19.9), West Springfield (1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Agawam (-37.1), Westfield (-32.8), Chicopee Comp (Chicopee) (-31.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.4 (12.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #74 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5289 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |