Lemont (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Indians Colors: Midnight Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Eric Michaelsen League: South Suburban - Blue Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2010 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ethan Pocic 6'6" 280 Junior T Brad Uher 6'3" 220 Senior LB Kyle Krull 6'0" 215 Senior LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 8 Starters Back On Defense, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Lack Depth, Inexperience At Skill Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 35.6 2010 National Rank: #1028 2010 State Rank: #42 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2011 Starting Power Rating: 28.6 2011 National Rank: #1484 2011 State Rank: #61 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 34.9 Dynasty National Rank: #544 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8 Dynasty Record: 53-10 (25-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 11-1 2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 35.3 2010 Points Against Average: 14.5 2010 Differential: +20.8 2010 Wins: #1574 Thornton Fractional South (Lansing) (23-17), #1937 Geneva (28-10), #2923 Batavia (23-14), #3436 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (30-20), #3549 Tinley Park (37-33), #4201 Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (44-0), #5121 Oak Forest (35-21), #7935 Bremen (Midlothian) (41-6), #9495 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (42-8), #11116 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) (49-14), #13078 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (52-0) 2010 Losses: #508 Marmion Academy (Aurora) (31-20) 2010 Opponents W-L: 74-50 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2006, 2005 (Suburban Prairie East) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5 Streak List: 8/26/11 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (54-0), 9/2/11 Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (49-0), 9/9/11 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (28-6), 9/16/11 Thornton Fractional South (Lansing) (30-0), 9/23/11 Tinley Park (49-20) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago), 9/2 at Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside), 9/9 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn), 9/16 at Thornton Fractional South (Lansing), 9/23 Tinley Park, 9/30 at Bremen (Midlothian), 10/7 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills), 10/14 at Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City), 10/21 Oak Forest Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Thornton Fractional South (Lansing) (30.1), Tinley Park (18), Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (17.3) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) (-25.7), Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) (-18.1), Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside) (2.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 (16 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5764 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32% Opener: 8/26 Little Village Lawndale (Chicago) [projection: 58-0 win]