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%