Mercer County (Harrodsburg, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Titans Colors: Red/White/Blue Coach: David Buchanan League: 3A District 4 (moving from 4A District 5) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2018 JV Record: 11-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kaelin Drakeford 6'4" 190 Senior QB/FS 4.65 Darrian Baker 6'4" 270 Senior DL/TE 5.4 Brayden Dunn 5'10" 165 Sophomore RB/OLB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Building Championship Culture Team Weaknesses: Still Learning How To Win, Must Give Consistent Effort In Practice RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: -2 2018 National Rank: #6966 2018 State Rank: #97 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4 2019 Starting Power Rating: -10.8 2019 National Rank: #5292 2019 State Rank: #69 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6155 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7 Dynasty Record: 98-92 (40-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 5-7 2018 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 23.3 2018 Points Against Average: 23.1 2018 Differential: +0.2 2018 Wins: #8626 Garrard County (Lancaster) (49-0), #8952 East Jessamine (Nicholasville) (29-22), #9873 West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (36-22), #10202 Breckinridge County (Harned) (43-21), #10988 Marion County (Lebanon) (51-8) 2018 Losses: #1200 Boyle County (Danville) (42-2), #2108 Anderson County (Lawrenceburg) (28-0), #3143 Taylor County (Campbellsville) (26-21), #4139 Moore (Louisville) (26-2), #4815 Waggener (Louisville) (34-14), #5663 Lincoln County (Stanford) (28-14), #6115 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (20-19) 2018 Opponents W-L: 85-57 Recent State Championships: 2006 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2015 (4A District 5), 2008 (5A District 7), 2006 (2A District 5), 2004 (tied for 1st; 2A District 5) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/24 West Carter (Olive Hill), 8/31 vs Allen County-Scottsville (Scottsville), 9/6 at Anderson County (Lawrenceburg), 9/13 Boyle County (Danville), 9/20 Garrard County (Lancaster), 9/27 at Christian Academy (Louisville), 10/4 Western Hills (Frankfort), 10/18 at Henry County (New Castle), 10/25 DeSales (Louisville), 11/1 at West Jessamine (Nicholasville) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Christian Academy (Louisville) (37.9), Boyle County (Danville) (27.2), DeSales (Louisville) (12.3) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (-39.4), Henry County (New Castle) (-31.3), Garrard County (Lancaster) (-25.3) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.3 (0.4 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3549 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |