West Central (Francesville, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Cardinal/Black
Coach: Marc Hall
League: Midwest
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank*: #58

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Garrett Leman 5'8" 155 Senior QB/DB
Braden Nuest 5'8" 150 Senior RB/DB
Blayden Huber 6'0" 170 Junior RB/DB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Positional Versatility
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: -48.6
2019 National Rank: #13749
2019 State Rank: #315
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5
2020 Starting Power Rating*: -59.7
2020 National Rank*: #13612
2020 State Rank*: #315
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): -11.1
Dynasty National Rank: #11820
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 48.6
Dynasty Record: 84-102 (50-65 in league)

HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 3-6
2019 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2019 Points For Average: 18
2019 Points Against Average: 34.3
2019 Differential: -16.3
2019 Wins: #13761 Caston (Fulton) (36-31), #14023 Tri-County (Wolcott) (34-8), #14169 South Newton (Kentland) (68-14)
2019 Losses: #8117 North Newton (Morocco) (55-8), #9719 Culver (44-0), #11312 Winamac (52-8), #11952 Frontier (Chalmers) (36-0), #12216 South Central (Union Mills) (34-0), #12582 North White (Monon) (35-8)
2019 Opponents W-L: 34-58
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 8/21 Caston (Fulton), 8/28 at South Newton (Kentland), 9/4 Tri-County (Wolcott), 9/11 at Culver, 9/18 North Newton (Morocco), 9/25 Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville), 10/2 at Winamac, 10/9 Frontier (Chalmers), 10/16 at North White (Monon), 10/23 North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Eastern Hancock (Charlottesville) (-5.2), North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson) (-13.6), North Newton (Morocco) (-14)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: South Newton (Kentland) (-71.8), Tri-County (Wolcott) (-59.4), Caston (Fulton) (-55.5)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -33.3 (-34 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -37.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -3.8
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #310
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #10972
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 2-8
2020 Projected League Finish*: 5th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%




*temporary; not finalized until August 6th






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