GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Mic Roessler
League: Circle City
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank*: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Joe Strickland Junior DE/OL
Drake Hagerman Senior QB
Jeremiah Jackson Junior OLB/RB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jay Higgins 6'2" 215 Senior ILB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB Experience, Skill Position Depth, DL Experience
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 31.3
2019 National Rank: #1312
2019 State Rank: #28
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus*: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -0.8
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 24.1
2020 National Rank*: #968
2020 State Rank*: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #2021
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 123-69 (5-7 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 7-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 22.7
2019 Points Against Average: 19.6
2019 Differential: +3.1
2019 Wins: #2290 Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville) (20-15), #2615 Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute) (21-14), #2710 Roncalli (Indianapolis) (42-14), #4439 Culver Academies (Culver) (21-14), #4756 Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute) (28-14), #5372 Arsenal Tech (Indianapolis) (27-6), #6109 Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis) (40-0)
2019 Losses: #129 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (49-14), #129 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (49-7), #145 Cathedral (Indianapolis) (21-7)
2019 Opponents W-L: 75-44
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at New Palestine, 9/4 Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis), 9/11 at Guerin Catholic [St. Theodore] (Noblesville), 10/3 vs Terre Haute South Vigo (Terre Haute), 10/9 at Cathedral (Indianapolis), 10/16 at Terre Haute North Vigo (Terre Haute), 10/23 at North Montgomery (Crawfordsville), 10/30 Yorktown, 11/6 Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: New Palestine (52.6), Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (40.8), Cathedral (Indianapolis) (38.8)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: North Montgomery (Crawfordsville) (-15), Yorktown (-14.5), Cardinal Ritter (Indianapolis) (-7.4)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.8 (28.5 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 15.8
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #22
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #728
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 2nd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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