GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Scott Parkey
League: 4A District 7 (moving from 3A District 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 10
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Hayes Johnson 6'4.5" 310 Senior OL/DL 5.19
Kaden Smith 6'2" 200 Senior OLB/ATH 4.48
Peyton Smith 5'10" 190 Junior RB/CB 4.49
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Speed, Versatility
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth
RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -5.5
2022 National Rank: #6859
2022 State Rank: #92
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
2023 Starting Power Rating: -13.7
2023 National Rank: #4687
2023 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 4.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4812
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.2
Dynasty Record: 45-15 (16-4 in league)
HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-5
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 31.7
2022 Points Against Average: 27.5
2022 Differential: +4.2
2022 Wins: #6501 Holy Cross (Louisville) (47-35), #6928 Glasgow (43-14), #6955 Green County (Greensburg) (45-42), #7146 Campbellsville (21-14), #10880 Adair County (Columbia) (56-6), #12194 Marion County (Lebanon) (47-0)
2022 Losses: #3114 Paducah Tilghman (Paducah) (37-0), #3957 Spencer County (Taylorsville) (34-12), #5797 Hart County (Munfordville) (40-21), #6518 Casey County (Liberty) (32-12), #7753 Larue County (Hodgenville) (48-45)
2022 Opponents W-L: 72-56
Recent League Championships: 2020 (3A District 2), 2018 (4A District 5), 2008 (tied for 1st; 3A District 5)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/19 at Mercer County (Harrodsburg), 8/25 Bardstown, 9/1 Elizabethtown, 9/8 at Larue County (Hodgenville), 9/15 Boyle County (Danville), 9/22 at Wayne County (Monticello), 9/29 Russell County (Russell Springs), 10/13 North Laurel (London), 10/20 at Lincoln County (Stanford), 10/27 at Green County (Greensburg)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Boyle County (Danville) (23.1), Bardstown (-2.6), North Laurel (London) (-12)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Russell County (Russell Springs) (-50), Larue County (Hodgenville) (-30.1), Green County (Greensburg) (-26.1)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (-5.2 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4966
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%