Hanover Central (Cedar Lake, IN)       previews home


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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Cardinal/Columbia
League: Northwest Crossroads
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #17

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 17.4
2023 National Rank: #2607
2023 State Rank: #79
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +0.4
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 5.4
2024 National Rank*: #2447
2024 State Rank*: #70
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 6.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4317
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.9
5-Year Dynasty Record: 48-11 (20-2 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -1.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8807
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 78-32 (28-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 11-1
2023 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 40.9
2023 Points Against Average: 15.4
2023 Differential: +25.5
2023 Wins: #3398 Hobart (31-26), #4115 Morton (Hammond) (24-14), #5743 Andrean (Merrillville) (33-9), #5860 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (47-7), #6055 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (41-20), #6212 Lowell (35-0), #7598 Wheeler (Valparaiso) (40-17), #7618 Hammond Central (Hammond) (35-0), #8815 Munster (56-21), #9863 Highland (60-13), #10897 Calumet (Gary) (48-16)
2023 Losses: #2303 West Lafayette (42-41)
2023 Opponents W-L: 61-64
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022 (Greater South Shore - South), 2021 (Greater South Shore - South), 2016 (Greater South Shore - South)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 Wheeler (Valparaiso), 8/30 at Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis), 9/6 Highland, 9/13 at Lowell, 9/20 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/27 Munster, 10/4 at Hobart, 10/11 Andrean (Merrillville), 10/18 at Hammond Central (Hammond)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Bishop Chatard (Indianapolis) (31.5), Hobart (2.9), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-11.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Highland (-44.5), Munster (-35.2), Hammond Central (Hammond) (-27.6)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (-4.4 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -15.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #147
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #3031
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 7-2
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: 1%



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*temporary; not finalized until August 8th