Rockcastle County (Mt. Vernon, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Red/White/Navy
Coach: Scott Parkey
League: 3A District 5 (moving from 4A District 6)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #16

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Rylee DeLeon 6'1" 210 Junior DE/OL
Josh Thacker 5'10" 180 Senior SS/RB
Matthew Chasteen 6'1" 170 Sophomore OLB/RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Energy, Football Intelligence
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -11.2
2018 National Rank: #8923
2018 State Rank: #127
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -19
2019 National Rank: #7158
2019 State Rank: #97
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5501
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.1
Dynasty Record: 110-81 (42-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 19
2018 Points Against Average: 33.9
2018 Differential: -14.9
2018 Wins: #8626 Garrard County (Lancaster) (15-6), #9175 Russell County (Russell Springs) (36-35), #9360 Whitley County (Williamsburg) (28-13), #10561 Paris (40-30), #11607 Clay County (Manchester) (23-20)
2018 Losses: #2626 Somerset (36-0), #3080 Knox Central (Barbourville) (51-8), #3656 Wayne County (Monticello) (40-6), #5663 Lincoln County (Stanford) (44-13), #6956 Shelby County (Shelbyville) (35-20), #8978 Woodford County (Versailles) (63-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 59-70
Recent League Championships: 2016 (4A District 6), 2011 (tied for 1st; 4A District 6), 2006 (3A District 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/23 at Somerset, 8/30 Casey County (Liberty), 9/6 Wayne County (Monticello), 9/20 at Adair County (Columbia), 9/27 Estill County (Irvine), 10/4 at Bell County (Pineville), 10/11 Jackson County (McKee), 10/18 at McCreary Central (Stearns), 10/25 at Garrard County (Lancaster), 11/1 Lincoln County (Stanford)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bell County (Pineville) (-2.3), Somerset (-3), Wayne County (Monticello) (-5.8)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson County (McKee) (-55.2), McCreary Central (Stearns) (-49.7), Adair County (Columbia) (-45.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.3 (-3.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -24.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9118
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%