Lima Central Catholic (Lima, OH)       previews home


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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Scarlet/Turquoise
Coach: Scott Palte
League: Blanchard Valley (moving from Freelance)
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank*: #8

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 24.4
2019 National Rank: #2031
2019 State Rank: #139
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -9.4
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 4.3
2020 National Rank*: #3393
2020 State Rank*: #222
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 27.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1802
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 22.9
Dynasty Record: 135-57 (56-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 9-2
2019 League Record/Finish:  
2019 Points For Average: 43.4
2019 Points Against Average: 18.3
2019 Differential: +25.1
2019 Wins: #1576 Mogadore (27-21), #2107 Shelby (55-41), #2334 Lucas (14-7), #4094 Spencerville (41-27), #7088 St. John's (Delphos) (40-6), #8989 Rogers (Toledo) (60-7), #9264 Woodlan (Woodburn, IN) (51-0), #10222 Troy Christian (Troy) (70-0), #12079 KIPP Columbus (Columbus) (47-14)
2019 Losses: #1378 Fairview (Sherwood) (29-27), #3560 Lima (49-45)
2019 Opponents W-L: 66-55-1
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Northwest), 2011 (Northwest), 2010 (Northwest), 2007 (Northwest), 2006 (Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/28 at Van Buren, 9/4 at Licking Valley (Newark), 9/12 Liberty-Benton (Findlay), 9/19 at Cambridge, 9/26 Leipsic, 10/2 Arlington, 10/23 Mohawk (Sycamore), 10/30 Crestview (Convoy), 11/6 Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom), 11/13 vs New Bremen
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Licking Valley (Newark) (25.5), New Bremen (13.5), Liberty-Benton (Findlay) (12.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Van Buren (-25.4), Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (-25.1), Cambridge (-10.8)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (7.7 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -1.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -5.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #231
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3316
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-4
2020 Projected League Finish*: 3rd
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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