| Western (Russiaville, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/White/Red Coach: Alex Stewart League: Hoosier - East Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2017 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Andrew Ault 6'1" 210 Senior FB/LB 4.7 Blake Banter 6'0" 250 Junior OL/DL 4.9 Kitchel Gifford 5'10" 180 Senior RB/DB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Lost All-State QB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 10.9 2017 National Rank: #4505 2017 State Rank: #83 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -2.1 2018 National Rank: #3917 2018 State Rank: #68 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 11.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5767 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.9 Dynasty Record: 100-67 (66-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-5 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 29.6 2017 Points Against Average: 23.8 2017 Differential: +5.8 2017 Wins: #5129 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (35-31), #5394 Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (21-7), #6430 Pendleton Heights (Pendleton) (35-7), #9208 Yorktown (35-34), #9370 Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (42-14), #10389 Northwestern (Kokomo) (16-0), #12006 Frankfort (47-0) 2017 Losses: #1508 Jefferson (Lafayette) (36-15), #1866 West Lafayette (42-28), #2414 Culver Academies (Culver) (35-28), #3955 Mississinewa (Gas City) (41-39), #4411 Tipton (38-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 83-52 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Mid-Indiana), 2011 (tied for 1st; Mid-Indiana) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Twin Lakes (Monticello), 8/24 Jefferson (Lafayette), 8/31 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer), 9/7 Benton Central (Oxford), 9/14 at Hamilton Heights (Arcadia), 9/21 Cass [Lewis] (Walton), 9/28 Northwestern (Kokomo), 10/5 at Tipton Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson (Lafayette) (6.4), Tipton (3.6), Cass [Lewis] (Walton) (-6.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Benton Central (Oxford) (-45.2), Northwestern (Kokomo) (-31.4), Hamilton Heights (Arcadia) (-19.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (8.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6752 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |