North Central (Kershaw, SC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Green/Gold Coach: Daniel Sisk League: AA Region 5 Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Casey Shropshire 5'7" 170 Senior RB 4.7 Aiden Wiles 6'2" 285 Junior OL/DL Mekhi Whaley 6'3" 290 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, WR Height, RB RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -31 2022 National Rank: #11434 2022 State Rank: #208 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -50.5 2023 National Rank: #11112 2023 State Rank: #192 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8777 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.6 Dynasty Record: 19-28 (11-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 1-9 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (tied for 5th) 2022 Points For Average: 19.2 2022 Points Against Average: 43.7 2022 Differential: -24.5 2022 Wins: #9686 Cheraw (32-23) 2022 Losses: #3280 Crestwood (Sumter) (56-0), #3601 Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw) (63-22), #4893 Johnsonville (39-8), #6471 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (58-28), #7624 Buford (Lancaster) (40-38), #7886 Central (Pageland) (56-0), #8869 Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia) (40-14), #9681 Hannah-Pamplico (Pamplico) (26-20), #10125 Chesterfield (36-30) 2022 Opponents W-L: 70-48 Recent League Championships: 2020 (AA Region 4) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/18 at Johnsonville, 8/24 at Hannah-Pamplico (Pamplico), 9/1 at Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia), 9/8 at Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia), 9/15 Crestwood (Sumter), 9/29 at Chesterfield, 10/6 Buford (Lancaster), 10/13 at Cheraw, 10/20 Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw), 10/27 Central (Pageland) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw) (-5.2), Crestwood (Sumter) (-12.9), Johnsonville (-22.8) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Chesterfield (-49.2), Cheraw (-43.7), Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia) (-39.3) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -29.1 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.4 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7960 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-9 2023 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%