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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Bryan Stortz
League: North Suburban - Lake
Playoff Division: 7A

RETURNERS
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
JJ Raffelson Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Size On Lines
Team Weaknesses: Replacing QB

RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 41.4
2009 National Rank: #481
2009 State Rank: #20
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2
2010 Starting Power Rating: 39.4
2010 National Rank: #510
2010 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 32.4
Dynasty National Rank: #474
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7
Dynasty Record: 58-23 (33-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 9-4
2009 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2009 Points For Average: 26.2
2009 Points Against Average: 14.2
2009 Differential: +12
2009 Wins: #736 South (Crystal Lake) (30-28), #1041 Warren (Gurnee) (38-14), #1062 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (24-17), #1062 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (35-9), #1455 Rolling Meadows (16-6), #2838 Lake Forest (25-7), #3673 Vernon Hills (42-0), #5095 Zion-Benton (Zion) (47-7), #5942 Mundelein (25-7)
2009 Losses: #175 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (21-17), #422 Stevenson (Lincolnshire) (39-21), #462 Fremd (Palatine) (10-7), #3245 Libertyville (19-14)
2009 Opponents W-L: 92-48
Recent State Championships: 2007
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 Fremd [William] (Palatine), 9/3 at Cary-Grove (Cary), 9/10 at North Chicago, 9/16 at Zion-Benton (Zion), 9/24 Libertyville, 10/1 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 10/8 at Warren (Gurnee), 10/15 Mundelein, 10/22 at Lake Forest, 10/30 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 11/6 at Prospect (Mt. Prospect), 11/13 vs Simeon (Chicago), 11/20 St. Rita (Chicago), 11/27 vs Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (64), Fremd [William] (Palatine) (45), St. Rita (Chicago) (43.4)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: North Chicago (-11.9), Mundelein (-0.7), Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (4.7)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 (31.5 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1144
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-4
2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 Fremd [William] (Palatine) [projection: 21-19 loss]







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