Madison Southern (Berea, KY)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Mark Payne
League: 5A District 7
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #20

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jayshaun Ethridge 5'11" 175 Senior SB/CB 4.45
Brett Erslan 6'6" 315 Senior OL 5.56
Stephen Whitehead 6'2" 225 Senior LB/RB 4.85

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Experience
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: -2.5
2021 National Rank: #6168
2021 State Rank: #86
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: -21.3
2022 National Rank: #6798
2022 State Rank: #92
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #7716
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 24.4
Dynasty Record: 90-122 (38-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 2-9
2021 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2021 Points For Average: 14.5
2021 Points Against Average: 30.4
2021 Differential: -15.9
2021 Wins: #7095 Lafayette (Lexington) (23-19), #8764 East Jessamine (Nicholasville) (28-7)
2021 Losses: #693 Madison Central (Richmond) (2-0), #740 Woodford County (Versailles) (56-20), #740 Woodford County (Versailles) (36-7), #1353 Southwestern (Somerset) (55-14), #1712 Franklin County (Frankfort) (55-7), #2707 Pulaski County (Somerset) (41-14), #4880 Collins [Martha Layne] (Shelbyville) (27-19), #5175 West Jessamine (Nicholasville) (34-28), #7141 Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester) (2-0)
2021 Opponents W-L: 82-53
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2017 (5A District 6), 2016 (5A District 6), 2015 (5A District 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/19 Southwestern (Somerset), 8/26 at Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester), 9/2 Madison Central (Richmond), 9/9 at Lafayette (Lexington), 9/16 Pulaski County (Somerset), 9/23 at Collins [Martha Layne] (Shelbyville), 9/30 East Jessamine (Nicholasville), 10/7 at Woodford County (Versailles), 10/14 West Jessamine (Nicholasville), 10/28 at Franklin County (Frankfort)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Woodford County (Versailles) (27.5), Madison Central (Richmond) (17.7), Franklin County (Frankfort) (15.1)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: East Jessamine (Nicholasville) (-30.3), Lafayette (Lexington) (-28.1), Clark [George Rogers] (Winchester) (-22.7)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7 (13.5 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.1
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2453
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2022 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%