Center Grove (Greenwood, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Eric Moore
League: Metropolitan
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Carson Steele 6'2" 210 Junior RB
Caden Curry 6'3" 240 Sophomore DE
Ethan Crowe 6'5" 300 Senior C

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game, OL
Team Weaknesses: DL/DB Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 46.9
2018 National Rank: #297
2018 State Rank: #5
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: 27
2019 National Rank: #523
2019 State Rank: #10
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 56
Dynasty National Rank: #53
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29
Dynasty Record: 150-53 (77-35 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 26.3
2018 Points Against Average: 16.2
2018 Differential: +10.1
2018 Wins: #249 Carmel (17-7), #390 Avon (17-0), #831 Cathedral (Indianapolis) (34-7), #968 Lawrence Central (Indianapolis) (33-10), #1047 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis) (29-22), #1207 Columbus North (Columbus) (42-0), #1770 Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (38-17), #2652 Franklin Central (Indianapolis) (23-6), #3362 Pike (Indianapolis) (51-30)
2018 Losses: #33 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (27-20), #33 Warren Central (Indianapolis) (27-15), #194 New Palestine (31-9), #263 North Central (Indianapolis) (26-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 99-55
Recent State Championships: 2015, 2008 (5A)
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Warren Central (Indianapolis), 8/30 New Palestine, 9/6 at Carmel, 9/13 Davis [Ben] (Indianapolis), 9/20 at North Central (Indianapolis), 9/27 at Lawrence Central (Indianapolis), 10/4 Pike (Indianapolis), 10/11 Lawrence North (Indianapolis), 10/18 at Cathedral (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Warren Central (Indianapolis) (48.8), Carmel (44), North Central (Indianapolis) (33.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Pike (Indianapolis) (8.8), Lawrence North (Indianapolis) (8.9), Cathedral (Indianapolis) (20.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 40.4 (39.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.2
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #72
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%