GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: James Trosper
League: 6A District 5
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #20
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Tate Niederman Senior WR/DB
Jared Hicks Junior QB/DB
Cory Parson Senior OL
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Peyton Knippenberg 6'4" 300 Senior OG
James Davis 5'10" 175 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Hard-Working Offensively, LB Depth, Defensive Experience
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position/Secondary Inexperience, OL Depth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 6
2017 National Rank: #5513
2017 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1
2018 Starting Power Rating: -7.5
2018 National Rank: #4982
2018 State Rank: #68
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3232
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.4
Dynasty Record: 95-74 (37-32 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 22.6
2017 Points Against Average: 32.6
2017 Differential: -10
2017 Wins: #5584 Newport Central Catholic (Newport) (35-27), #5880 Scott (Covington) (47-27), #6585 Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) (40-28), #9627 Boone County (Florence) (21-13)
2017 Losses: #966 Male (Louisville) (64-0), #1100 Kenton [Simon] (Independence) (13-6), #1476 Ryle (Union) (54-28), #1737 Douglass [Frederick] (Lexington) (28-3), #2263 Campbell County (Alexandria) (56-28), #6199 Dixie Heights (Edgewood) (28-21), #6424 Cooper (Union) (21-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-57
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; 5A District 5), 2004 (4A District 6), 2003 (4A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Boone County (Florence), 9/1 at Kenton [Simon] (Independence), 9/8 Scott (Covington), 9/14 Dixie Heights (Edgewood), 9/21 Newport Central Catholic (Newport), 9/28 at Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger), 10/5 at Campbell County (Alexandria), 10/19 at Cooper (Union), 10/26 Douglass [Frederick] (Lexington)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Douglass [Frederick] (Lexington) (22.4), Kenton [Simon] (Independence) (8.8), Campbell County (Alexandria) (5.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Boone County (Florence) (-33.4), Dixie Heights (Edgewood) (-14.6), Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger) (-13.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (20.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3659
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%