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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Grant Jones
League: Chicago Public Illini - Prairie State
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 3-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Desroy Maxwell 6'3" 240 Senior MLB/SB 4.68
Cris Price 5'7" 215 Senior RB/DT 4.64
Elgin White 5'9" 180 Senior DE/OLB 5.09

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Solid DL, Good Options At QB
Team Weaknesses: Size, Must Develop Leaders

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: -15.8
2010 National Rank: #11645
2010 State Rank: #443
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: -6.4
2011 National Rank: #9692
2011 State Rank: #368
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -15.3
Dynasty National Rank: #12060
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 21-27 (11-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th)
2010 Points For Average: 7.6
2010 Points Against Average: 18.4
2010 Differential: -10.8
2010 Wins: #13535 Mather (Chicago) (20-6), #13672 Dyett (Chicago) (2-0)
2010 Losses: #2390 Morgan Park (Chicago) (30-0), #2791 Brother Rice (Chicago) (42-12), #4557 Mendota (8-6), #4745 Hubbard (Chicago) (24-14), #7940 Lane (Chicago) (24-0), #10003 Chicago Vocational (Chicago) (20-14), #10574 Bogan (Chicago) (12-0)
2010 Opponents W-L: 44-50
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Chicago Public - Big Shoulders)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/11 Maine East (Park Ridge) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Plainfield Central (Plainfield), 9/2 at Maine East (Park Ridge), 9/10 at Bloom (Chicago Heights), 9/17 at Morgan Park (Chicago), 9/22 at Robeson (Chicago), 9/29 at Hubbard (Chicago), 10/8 Orr (Chicago), 10/15 Bogan (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morgan Park (Chicago) (24.7), Hubbard (Chicago) (16), Robeson (Chicago) (7.1)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Maine East (Park Ridge) (-16.5), Bogan (Chicago) (-10.9), Bloom (Chicago Heights) (-8.3)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #309
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7377
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Plainfield Central (Plainfield) [projection: 22-12 loss]