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GENERAL
Nickname: Crimsons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Keith Eckloff
League: 6A District 3
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2023 JV Record: 4-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
David Pellman 6'4" 310 Junior C
Corey Warner 6'1" 175 Junior CB
Cameron Jessee 6'3.5" 230 Senior LB/TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Running Game
Team Weaknesses: QB Youth

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 29.8
2023 National Rank: #1222
2023 State Rank: #17
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -49.9
2024 Starting Power Rating: 16.8
2024 National Rank: #1121
2024 State Rank: #16
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 29.6
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #968
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 60.6
5-Year Dynasty Record: 38-15 (11-2 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 33.1
Dynasty National Rank: #855
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 64.1
Dynasty Record: 150-89 (38-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 9-3
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 35.2
2023 Points Against Average: 23.2
2023 Differential: +12
2023 Wins: #838 St. Xavier (Louisville) (37-36), #1649 South Warren (Bowling Green) (38-35), #2436 Taft [Robert A.] (Cincinnati, OH) (24-8), #2766 Central (Louisville) (26-0), #3430 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (27-11), #3719 Central Hardin (Cecilia) (20-7), #3923 Meade County (Brandenburg) (48-21), #6260 Eastern (Louisville) (58-28), #6260 Eastern (Louisville) (43-0)
2023 Losses: #574 Christian Academy (Louisville) (54-36), #603 Male (Louisville) (30-23), #1081 Ballard (Louisville) (48-42)
2023 Opponents W-L: 93-55
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2019
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 vs Central (Louisville), 8/30 Central Hardin (Cecilia), 9/6 Douglass [Frederick] (Lexington), 9/13 Eastern (Louisville), 9/20 at South Warren (Bowling Green), 9/27 Christian Academy (Louisville), 10/11 at St. Xavier (Louisville), 10/18 Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville), 10/25 Meade County (Brandenburg), 11/1 at Male (Louisville)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Male (Louisville) (37.1), Douglass [Frederick] (Lexington) (35.6), St. Xavier (Louisville) (33.2)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Eastern (Louisville) (-20.8), Pleasure Ridge Park (Louisville) (-5.7), Meade County (Brandenburg) (-5.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2 (18.3 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.1
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #698
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 0-10
2024 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%