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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Bryan Stortz
League: North Suburban - Lake
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Lynn 6'3" 210 LB/WR [Minnesota]
Michael Shield 5'10" 180 RB/OLB 4.60
Zach Till 5'10" 170 QB/DB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Overall Experience, Run Game

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 51.6
2010 National Rank: #162
2010 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 50.5
2011 National Rank: #128
2011 State Rank: #3
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 43.1
Dynasty National Rank: #174
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.1
Dynasty Record: 52-13 (24-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 12-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 24.2
2010 Points Against Average: 9.7
2010 Differential: +14.5
2010 Wins: #287 St. Rita (Chicago) (6-0), #349 Simeon (Chicago) (17-14), #513 Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (14-7), #1113 Fremd [William] (Palatine) (20-10), #1450 Cary-Grove (Cary) (10-3), #1588 Lake Forest (17-14), #1959 Warren (Gurnee) (14-0), #2963 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (41-7), #4165 Libertyville (44-22), #7345 Mundelein (35-7), #9013 Zion-Benton (Zion) (45-0), #10697 North Chicago (36-0)
2010 Losses: #12 Wheaton-Warrenville South (Wheaton) (28-17), #368 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (24-23)
2010 Opponents W-L: 94-58
Recent State Championships: 2007 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/9/11 Warren (Gurnee) (33-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Fremd [William] (Palatine), 9/2 Cary-Grove (Cary), 9/9 Warren (Gurnee), 9/16 Lakes (Lake Villa), 9/23 at Mundelein, 9/30 at Libertyville, 10/6 at Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 10/14 Lake Forest, 10/21 Zion-Benton (Zion)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (45.2), Lake Forest (32.8), Cary-Grove (Cary) (32.5)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Zion-Benton (Zion) (-10.9), Mundelein (2.4), Libertyville (13.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9 (33.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #59
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1591
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 72%
Opener: 8/26 at Fremd [William] (Palatine) [projection: 21-0 win]