| Central (Camp Point, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Brad Dixon League: Western Illinois Valley - North Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2023 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Elijah Genenbacher 6'1" 225 Senior FB/MLB 4.99 Kadin Niekamp 6'0" 215 Junior G/DL 4.62 Nate Peters 6'0" 190 Senior WB/CB 4.74 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, RBs Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, DBs RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 32.6 2023 National Rank: #996 2023 State Rank: #24 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2 2024 Starting Power Rating: 7.9 2024 National Rank: #1864 2024 State Rank: #49 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 12.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #3138 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.7 5-Year Dynasty Record: 49-7 (22-3 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 5.9 Dynasty National Rank: #6473 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 111-42 (52-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 14-0 2023 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2023 Points For Average: 45.2 2023 Points Against Average: 8.4 2023 Differential: +36.8 2023 Wins: #1348 Lena-Winslow (Lena) (14-0), #2732 Althoff Catholic (Belleville) (42-22), #3345 Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield) (54-20), #4350 Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin) (32-14), #4350 Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin) (30-22), #7754 Unity/Seymour (Mendon) (44-6), #8378 West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester) (59-13), #8669 Routt Catholic/Lutheran (Jacksonville) (53-6), #9246 Carrollton (46-6), #9410 Brown County (Mt. Sterling) (45-0), #10147 Beardstown (60-0), #10943 Red Hill (Bridgeport) (54-0), #12114 Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia (Concord) (60-0), #12779 North Greene (White Hall) (40-8) 2023 Losses: none 2023 Opponents W-L: 83-63 Recent State Championships: 2023 (1A) Recent League Championships: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 (tied for 1st), 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2013 Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 14 Streak List: 8/25/23 North Greene (White Hall) (40-8), 9/1/23 Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin) (30-22), 9/8/23 Beardstown (60-0), 9/16/23 Unity/Seymour (Mendon) (44-6), 9/22/23 Brown County (Mt. Sterling) (45-0), 9/29/23 Routt Catholic/Lutheran (Jacksonville) (53-6), 10/6/23 Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia (Concord) (60-0), 10/14/23 Carrollton (46-6), 10/20/23 West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester) (59-13), 10/28/23 Red Hill (Bridgeport) (54-0), 11/4/23 Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin) (32-14), 11/11/23 Althoff Catholic (Belleville) (42-22), 11/18/23 Greenfield/Northwestern (Greenfield) (54-20), 11/24/23 Lena-Winslow (Lena) (14-0) SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/30 North Greene (White Hall), 9/6 at Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin), 9/13 at Beardstown, 9/20 Unity/Seymour (Mendon), 9/27 at Brown County (Mt. Sterling), 10/5 at Routt Catholic/Lutheran (Jacksonville), 10/11 Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia (Concord), 10/18 Carrollton, 10/25 at West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Calhoun/Brussels (Hardin) (-0.2), Unity/Seymour (Mendon) (-25.6), West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] (Winchester) (-26) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: North Greene (White Hall) (-56.1), Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia (Concord) (-55.3), Beardstown (-41.2) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.3 (-4.1 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.1 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #347 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9363 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2024 Projected League Finish: 1st 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57% |