Lima Central Catholic (Lima, OH)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbirds
Colors: Scarlet/Turquoise
Coach: Scott Palte
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: VII
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 25.4
2022 National Rank: #1623
2022 State Rank: #105
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2023 Starting Power Rating: 7.8
2023 National Rank: #1690
2023 State Rank: #115
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 26.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1288
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.7
Dynasty Record: 47-14 (3-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 10-5
2022 League Record/Finish:  
2022 Points For Average: 30.8
2022 Points Against Average: 23.2
2022 Differential: +7.6
2022 Wins: #2040 McComb (30-26), #3079 Antwerp (43-7), #3562 St. John's (Delphos) (48-14), #3562 St. John's (Delphos) (54-27), #3687 Shawnee (Lima) (27-7), #4218 Licking Valley (Newark) (30-26), #4740 Lucas (26-23), #4783 Hopewell-Loudon (Bascom) (31-8), St. Andrew's (Aurora, Ontario) (36-9), #7248 Calvert (Tiffin) (41-14)
2022 Losses: #773 New Bremen (42-34), #1635 Huron (38-14), #2316 Fort Loramie (35-34), #2528 Bishop Hartley (Columbus) (52-7), #2919 Tinora (Defiance) (20-7)
2022 Opponents W-L: 110-64
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Northwest), 2011 (Northwest), 2010 (Northwest), 2007 (Northwest), 2006 (Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/17 at Shawnee (Lima), 8/26 at St. John's (Delphos), 9/1 at Carey, 9/9 Bishop Ready (Columbus), 9/15 at Bishop Hartley (Columbus), 9/23 Elmwood (Bloomdale), 9/29 Lucas, 10/14 Cardinal Stritch (Oregon), 10/21 Fort Loramie
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Elmwood (Bloomdale) (3.7), Fort Loramie (3.2), Carey (2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Stritch (Oregon) (-31.7), Lucas (-8.9), Shawnee (Lima) (-8.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.3 (13.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #161
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2003
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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