| Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bearcats Colors: Green/White/Orange Coach: Dan Klimczak League: Greater South Shore Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Sam O'Shea 6'1" 175 Senior QB Jake Hidalgo 5'11" 175 Junior RB/DB Josh Holmes 5'11" 210 Senior TE/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Junior Class, QB, LBs Team Weaknesses: Line Experience RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 11.1 2009 National Rank: #5163 2009 State Rank: #107 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 2010 Starting Power Rating: 12.1 2010 National Rank: #4631 2010 State Rank: #102 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -6.1 Dynasty National Rank: #9694 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 18.2 Dynasty Record: 52-23 (38-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 11-1 2009 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2009 Points For Average: 47.8 2009 Points Against Average: 5.6 2009 Differential: +42.2 2009 Wins: #9200 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (35-8), #9219 North Judson-San Pierre (North Judson) (48-7), #10610 Highland (49-17), #11084 Calumet (Gary) (42-0), #11857 North Newton (Morocco) (41-7), #11857 North Newton (Morocco) (42-0), #11929 Whiting (63-0), #12908 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (61-0), #13095 South Central (Union Mills) (61-7), #14132 River Forest (Hobart) (57-0), #14584 Edison (Lake Station) (56-0) 2009 Losses: #4426 Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (21-18) 2009 Opponents W-L: 50-78 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2003 (Lake Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/20 Highland, 8/27 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/3 at Whiting, 9/17 South Central (Union Mills), 9/24 at River Forest (Hobart), 10/1 at Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station), 10/8 Bishop Noll (Hammond), 10/15 Calumet (Gary), 10/22 at Bishop Noll (Hammond), 10/29 North Newton (Morocco), 11/5 at Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Rensselaer Central (Rensselaer) (29.3), Highland (-5), Whiting (-5.9) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Edison [Thomas A.] (Lake Station) (-47), Bishop Noll (Hammond) (-31.7), River Forest (Hobart) (-30.5) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.2 (-13.8 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.9 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #304 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13743 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-1 2010 Projected League Finish: 1st 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% Opener: 8/20 Highland [projection: 35-17 win] |