Kalamazoo Central (Kalamazoo, MI)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Maroon Giants
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Carlton Brewster Jr
League: Southwestern Michigan (moving from Southwestern Michigan - East)
Playoff Division: 1
Playoff Division Rank*: #49

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2019 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jaden Blanchard 5'9" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Cincear Lewis 6'3" 190 Junior WR/DB 4.6
Josh Boggan 6'0" 200 Junior OL/LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Back End Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -6.7
2019 National Rank: #7937
2019 State Rank: #275
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -20.8
2020 National Rank*: #8771
2020 State Rank*: #303
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 1.5
Dynasty National Rank: #8548
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.3
Dynasty Record: 53-102 (33-58 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2019 Points For Average: 25.7
2019 Points Against Average: 21.3
2019 Differential: +4.4
2019 Wins: #7185 Portage Central (Portage) (40-27), #9672 Gull Lake (Richland) (35-0), #11352 Norrix [Loy] (Kalamazoo) (55-14)
2019 Losses: #2318 Powers Catholic [Luke M.] (Flint) (28-22), #3424 Lakeview (Battle Creek) (35-7), #5904 Mattawan (31-30), #7176 Lakeshore (Stevensville) (18-7), #8127 Central (Battle Creek) (32-29), #9507 Niles (7-6)
2019 Opponents W-L: 42-47
Recent League Championships: 2018 (Southwestern Michigan - East), 2016 (Southwestern Michigan - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/25/19 Gull Lake (Richland) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 9/18 at St. Joseph, 9/25 Lakeshore (Stevensville), 10/2 at Lakeview (Battle Creek), 10/9 at Central (Battle Creek), 10/16 Mattawan, 10/23 Portage Northern (Portage), 10/30 Huron (Ann Arbor)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Portage Northern (Portage) (7.7), Lakeview (Battle Creek) (1.7), St. Joseph (0.1)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Huron (Ann Arbor) (-29.5), Central (Battle Creek) (-21.5), Mattawan (-15.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.7
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -9.5
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -6.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #198
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5456
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-5
2020 Projected League Finish*: 7th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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