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GENERAL
Nickname: Colts
Colors: Brown/White
Coach: Harold Davis
League: 2A District 4
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Pfaadt 6'1" 180 Senior QB
Savion Stivers 5'8" 150 RB
Demetri Scott 6'2" 260 Junior DE/TE

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
Jordan Watkins 6-0 180 Junior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Lost Much Senior Leadership, Young/Inexperienced At Several Positions

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 26.6
2017 National Rank: #1887
2017 State Rank: #28
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2018 National Rank: #1972
2018 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 19.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3586
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 138-56 (50-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 12-1
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 36.8
2017 Points Against Average: 9.3
2017 Differential: +27.5
2017 Wins: #1383 Butler (Louisville) (28-27), #1530 Christian Academy (Louisville) (21-3), #2467 Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (38-26), #3868 Ballard (Louisville) (37-22), #5565 Fern Creek (Louisville) (21-13), #6475 North Hardin (Radcliff) (42-0), #6927 Holy Cross (Louisville) (47-0), #8093 Washington County (Springfield) (54-0), #8093 Washington County (Springfield) (42-0), #9761 Southern (Louisville) (41-6), #11776 Gallatin County (Warsaw) (48-0), #14262 Shawnee (Louisville) (57-0)
2017 Losses: #1530 Christian Academy (Louisville) (24-3)
2017 Opponents W-L: 81-75
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2013
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2010 (2A District 5), 2009 (2A District 5), 2008 (2A District 5), 2007 (2A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A District 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 St. Xavier (Louisville), 8/24 at Butler (Louisville), 8/31 at Holy Cross (Louisville), 9/14 at Fern Creek (Louisville), 9/21 Lexington Catholic (Lexington), 9/28 at North Hardin (Radcliff), 10/12 Washington County (Springfield), 10/19 at Shawnee (Louisville), 10/26 Southern (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Xavier (Louisville) (25.3), Butler (Louisville) (25), Lexington Catholic (Lexington) (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Shawnee (Louisville) (-69.4), Southern (Louisville) (-28.6), Washington County (Springfield) (-18.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (6.2 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #60
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4970
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%