Central (Clifton, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Comets Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Brian Spooner League: Sangamon Valley Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2010 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Doug Easter 6'3" 260 Senior T/DT Garrett Demiere 5'10" 160 Senior WR/DB Logan Gigl 6'3" 190 Junior RB/LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth On DL, 3 Returning OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Skill Positions, Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 27.7 2010 National Rank: #1880 2010 State Rank: #74 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.9 2011 National Rank: #2697 2011 State Rank: #104 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13.7 Dynasty National Rank: #4072 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 40-16 (24-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 10-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 46.7 2010 Points Against Average: 17.3 2010 Differential: +29.4 2010 Wins: #3444 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (48-8), #4656 Momence (42-21), #5102 Mercer County (Aledo) (56-27), #6823 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (47-21), #7479 Paris (54-7), #7532 Tri-Valley (Downs) (47-7), #8391 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (49-7), #9214 Elmwood/Brimfield (Elmwood) (49-6), #11416 Watseka (59-7), #11611 Iroquois West/Tri-Point (Gilman) (56-14) 2010 Losses: #1279 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (40-39), #4268 Oregon (42-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 73-52 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Paris, 9/2 Oregon, 9/9 Tri-Valley (Downs), 9/16 at St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 9/23 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign), 9/30 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 10/7 Iroquois West/Tri-Point (Gilman), 10/14 at Watseka/Donovan (Watseka), 10/21 Momence Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Momence (12.8), Oregon (12.6), St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (11.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Iroquois West/Tri-Point (Gilman) (-15.7), Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (-2.6), Tri-Valley (Downs) (1.6) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (7.1 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #299 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7086 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 53% Opener: 8/26 at Paris [projection: 42-21 win]