Central Decatur (Leon, IA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/White Coach: Jon Pedersen League: A District 8 (moving from 1A District 5) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cole Pedersen 6'4" 190 Junior QB/DB 4.6 Tyke Walker 5'11" 195 Senior RB/LB 4.8 Nate Tharp 6'0" 200 Junior OL/DT 4.9 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Secondary, Lines Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -11 2017 National Rank: #9413 2017 State Rank: #162 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -27 2018 National Rank: #9386 2018 State Rank: #161 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -5.2 Dynasty National Rank: #10723 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.8 Dynasty Record: 71-70 (40-59 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 23.4 2017 Points Against Average: 24.2 2017 Differential: -0.8 2017 Wins: #9473 Centerville (30-10), #9853 Mt. Ayr (34-22), #13215 Des Moines Christian (Des Moines) (48-0), #13295 Woodward Academy (Woodward) (26-13), #14135 Clarke (Osceola) (47-6) 2017 Losses: #2560 Pella Christian (Pella) (56-20), #5102 Pleasantville (34-0), #5481 Woodward-Granger (Woodward) (42-0), #6151 Interstate # (Truro) (35-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 42-45 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Interstate #35 (Truro), 8/31 at Southwest Valley (Corning), 9/7 Mt. Ayr, 9/14 at Panorama (Panora), 9/21 North Mahaska (New Sharon), 9/28 at Lynnville-Sully (Sully), 10/5 at Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale), 10/12 Grandview Park Baptist (Des Moines), 10/19 Wayne (Corydon) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lynnville-Sully (Sully) (-2.9), Interstate #35 (Truro) (-12.4), Southwest Valley (Corning) (-13.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Grandview Park Baptist (Des Moines) (-57.8), North Mahaska (New Sharon) (-52.2), Martensdale-St. Mary's (Martensdale) (-38.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10072 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%