| DeSales (Louisville, KY) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Colts Colors: Brown/White Coach: Mike Jackson League: 3A District 3 (moving from 4A District 3) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank*: #11 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2024 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cam Bischoff 6'2" 180 QB 4.65 Kingston Merritt 6'1" 210 Senior LB/WR 4.8 Silas Jones 6'0" 185 Junior WR/FS 4.75 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Passing Game, New DC, K Team Weaknesses: Major Graduation Losses, Youth RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 5.5 2024 National Rank: #4065 2024 State Rank: #59 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.5 2025 Starting Power Rating*: -6.7 2025 National Rank*: #4221 2025 State Rank*: #64 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): -6.3 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #6807 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 0.4 5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-28 (14-6 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 14.3 Dynasty National Rank: #3967 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 21 Dynasty Record: 182-90 (70-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 9-4 2024 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2024 Points For Average: 29.9 2024 Points Against Average: 21.8 2024 Differential: +8.1 2024 Wins: #2880 North Oldham (Goshen) (39-29), #6669 Lafayette (Lexington) (17-14), #7231 Western Hills (Frankfort) (27-0), #8202 Seneca (Louisville) (42-21), #8235 Doss (Louisville) (42-14), #9523 Valley (Louisville) (40-14), #10147 Jeffersontown (Louisville) (36-0), #10661 Western (Louisville) (20-12), #12998 Waggener (Louisville) (49-8) 2024 Losses: #430 Paducah Tilghman (Paducah) (56-14), #2880 North Oldham (Goshen) (54-23), #3827 Hardin [John] (Elizabethtown) (35-14), #4194 Kentucky Country Day (Louisville) (27-26) 2024 Opponents W-L: 88-60 Recent State Championships: 2014 (2A), 2013 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2024 (4A District 3), 2023 (4A District 3), 2019 (3A District 4), 2017 (2A District 4), 2010 (2A District 5), 2009 (2A District 5), 2008 (2A District 5), 2007 (2A District 5), 2005 (tied for 1st; 2A District 3) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 3rd schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it) |