GENERAL
Nickname: Panthers
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Famous Hulbert
League: West Suburban - Silver
Playoff Division: 8A
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Rasheen Lemon 6'1" 190 Senior DB/WR
Malik Thurman 5'9" 170 Senior QB/DB
Clarence Heath 6'3" 210 Senior TE
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kyle Prater 6'5" 205 Senior WR [USC]
Julius Shelby 6'4" 185 Senior WR [Eastern Michigan]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, OL, Improved Defense
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 20.4
2009 National Rank: #3053
2009 State Rank: #119
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 14
2010 National Rank: #4170
2010 State Rank: #158
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 7.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5150
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7
Dynasty Record: 19-46 (4-38 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 6-5
2009 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 5th)
2009 Points For Average: 21.2
2009 Points Against Average: 23.5
2009 Differential: -2.3
2009 Wins: #1323 Leyden (Franklin Park) (25-11), #3609 York (Elmhurst) (30-20), #5658 Downers Grove North (Downers Grove) (39-33), #5922 Stagg (Palos Hills) (16-9), #7040 Proviso East (Maywood) (44-7), #9037 Taft (Chicago) (46-0)
2009 Losses: #175 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (41-0), #475 Glenbrook South (Glenview) (44-6), #1300 Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale) (32-0), #1794 Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park) (17-6), #2071 Lyons (LaGrange) (45-21)
2009 Opponents W-L: 66-47
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/27 Curie (Chicago), 9/3 at Leyden (Franklin Park), 9/11 Proviso East (Maywood), 9/17 at York (Elmhurst), 9/24 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn), 10/1 at Downers Grove North (Downers Grove), 10/8 Lyons (LaGrange), 10/15 at Oak Park-River Forest (Oak Park), 10/22 Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale), 10/29 at Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (54.3), Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park) (28.8), Hinsdale Central (Hinsdale) (28.2)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Proviso East (Maywood) (-0.1), Curie (Chicago) (12.2), York (Elmhurst) (17.7)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 (21.4 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1015
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2010 Projected League Finish: 7th
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/27 Curie (Chicago) [projection: 21-19 win]