New Palestine (IN)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Dragons Colors: Red/White Coach: Kyle Ralph League: Hoosier Heritage Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Keele 6'2" 260 Senior OL Charlie Spegal 5'11" 225 Junior RB 4.7 Colby Jenkins 5'11" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Leadership, Commitment, Experience Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 19.6 2017 National Rank: #2890 2017 State Rank: #50 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +10.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: 14.5 2018 National Rank: #1527 2018 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 29.3 Dynasty National Rank: #1655 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8 Dynasty Record: 138-41 (87-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 47.7 2017 Points Against Average: 12.2 2017 Differential: +35.5 2017 Wins: #5489 Whiteland (19-8), #6336 Shelbyville (66-21), #6430 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (41-21), #6825 Delta (Muncie) (55-7), #7855 Mt. Vernon (Fortville) (47-3), #7965 New Castle (56-24), #8662 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (59-3), #9208 Yorktown (43-0), #11179 Muncie Central (Muncie) (54-14), #13126 Richmond (61-7) 2017 Losses: #2434 Zionsville (26-24) 2017 Opponents W-L: 45-71 Recent State Championships: 2014 (4A) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Kokomo, 8/24 Center Grove (Greenwood), 8/31 at Yorktown, 9/7 at Mt. Vernon (Fortville), 9/14 at Pendleton Heights (Pendleton), 9/21 Greenfield-Central (Greenfield), 9/28 at Shelbyville, 10/5 at New Castle, 10/12 Delta (Muncie) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Center Grove (Greenwood) (34.6), Kokomo (2), Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (-2.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Greenfield-Central (Greenfield) (-32), Yorktown (-21.5), New Castle (-17.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4303 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%