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GENERAL
Nickname: Brickies
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Wally McCormack
League: Northwest Crossroads
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #40

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Sam Kosich 6'0" 175 Sophomore QB
Jeremy Koselke 6'0" 255 Junior OL
Joe Peco 5'9" 170 Junior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Youth, DL Experience

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: -0.2
2009 National Rank: #8155
2009 State Rank: #168
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2010 Starting Power Rating: -0.7
2010 National Rank: #8217
2010 State Rank: #167
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3020
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.1
Dynasty Record: 51-31 (31-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 4-8
2009 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2009 Points For Average: 18.9
2009 Points Against Average: 23.8
2009 Differential: -4.9
2009 Wins: #10610 Highland (21-20), #11045 Hammond (35-6), #11107 West Side (Gary) (34-13), #13813 Roosevelt (Gary) (57-6)
2009 Losses: #338 Lowell (35-0), #2714 Morton (Hammond) (42-0), #2714 Morton (Hammond) (49-13), #2863 Andrean (Merrillville) (48-25), #4983 Munster (10-7), #5051 Griffith (30-21), #5745 Crown Point (14-7), #9200 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (12-7)
2009 Opponents W-L: 75-57
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st), 2006 (Lake - Black), 2004 (Lake Black)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/20 at West Side (Gary), 8/27 Crown Point, 9/10 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/17 Andrean (Merrillville), 9/24 at Lowell, 10/1 at Munster, 10/8 Morton (Hammond), 10/15 Highland, 10/22 Griffith, 10/29 at Morton (Hammond)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Lowell (43), Morton (Hammond) (20.7), Crown Point (17.2)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: West Side (Gary) (-9.6), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-8.9), Highland (-5)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (2.5 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #91
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4256
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2010 Projected League Finish: 5th
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/20 at West Side (Gary) [projection: 31-22 win]







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