Kentucky Country Day (Louisville, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Royal Blue/Gold/White Coach: Matthew Jones League: 1A District 2 Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2023 JV Record: 5-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bowen Johnson 6'1" 215 Junior MLB/TE Miller Bates 6'1" 175 Junior S/WR Brody Cherry 5'9" 215 Junior DL/G STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, 4 Returning OL Starters, Special Teams Team Weaknesses: Replacing All WRs/DBs, DL Size, QB Inexperience RATINGS 2023 Final Power Rating: 0 2023 National Rank: #5570 2023 State Rank: #76 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2024 Starting Power Rating: -26.3 2024 National Rank: #7228 2024 State Rank: #103 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -0.9 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #5897 2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.3 5-Year Dynasty Record: 53-12 (14-1 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -4.7 Dynasty National Rank: #9591 2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5 Dynasty Record: 154-92 (40-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2023 Overall Record: 11-3 2023 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2023 Points For Average: 31.7 2023 Points Against Average: 19.8 2023 Differential: +11.9 2023 Wins: #5128 Atherton (Louisville) (31-20), #6257 DeSales (Louisville) (24-23), #7582 Holy Cross (Louisville) (19-16), #8401 Bethlehem (Bardstown) (35-28), #8401 Bethlehem (Bardstown) (42-20), #8671 Larue County (Hodgenville) (49-26), #8745 Ludlow (29-16), #9260 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (28-3), #10764 Carroll County (Carrollton) (51-21), #11542 Walton-Verona (Walton) (43-7), #13596 Fulton County (Hickman) (50-0) 2023 Losses: #3103 Raceland (42-6), #3475 Campbellsville (21-13), #6264 Henry County (New Castle) (34-24) 2023 Opponents W-L: 89-78 Recent League Championships: 2022 (1A District 3), 2021 (1A District 3), 2020 (1A District 3), 2019 (1A District 3), 2017 (1A District 3), 2016 (1A District 3), 2014 (tied for 1st), 2012 Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none SCHEDULE 2024 Schedule: 8/23 Atherton (Louisville), 8/30 at Carroll County (Carrollton), 9/6 DeSales (Louisville), 9/13 at Walton-Verona (Walton), 9/20 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown), 9/27 Larue County (Hodgenville), 10/11 at Holy Cross (Louisville), 10/18 at Bethlehem (Bardstown), 10/25 Campbellsville, 11/1 at Henry County (New Castle) Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Campbellsville (-2.8), Atherton (Louisville) (-9.4), Henry County (New Castle) (-14.9) Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Walton-Verona (Walton) (-53), Carroll County (Carrollton) (-52.7), Larue County (Hodgenville) (-31) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (-14.9 overall) 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.5 2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111 2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7905 2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2024 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |