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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Blue/White/Gray
Coach: Mike Papoccia
League: Big Rivers
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 48.7
2010 National Rank: #239
2010 State Rank: #7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 40.4
2011 National Rank: #469
2011 State Rank: #17
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 27.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1245
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.8
Dynasty Record: 44-14 (35-10 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 14-0
2010 League Record/Finish: 9-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 42.4
2010 Points Against Average: 9.7
2010 Differential: +32.7
2010 Wins: #801 Morrison (22-19), #801 Morrison (16-6), #1279 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (46-12), #1868 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (48-7), #3201 Bureau Valley (Manlius) (43-6), #4017 Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy) (14-7), #4017 Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy) (44-0), #4147 St. Bede (Peru) (51-22), #5864 Fulton (51-0), #6332 Kewanee (54-19), #6577 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (54-12), #6741 Erie-Prophetstown (Erie) (50-6), #7675 Riverdale (Port Byron) (46-20), #11420 Marquette (Ottawa) (54-0)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 84-63
Recent State Championships: 2010 (2A), 2004 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2010
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 16
Streak List: 8/27/10 Erie-Prophetstown (Erie) (50-6), 9/3/10 Fulton (51-0), 9/10/10 Morrison (16-6), 9/17/10 St. Bede (Peru) (51-22), 9/24/10 Marquette (Ottawa) (54-0), 10/2/10 Riverdale (Port Byron) (46-20), 10/8/10 Kewanee (54-19), 10/15/10 Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy) (44-0), 10/22/10 Bureau Valley (Manlius) (43-6), 10/30/10 Amboy-LaMoille (Amboy) (14-7), 11/6/10 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (54-12), 11/13/10 Morrison (22-19), 11/20/10 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (46-12), 11/26/10 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (48-7), 8/26/11 Erie-Prophetstown (Erie) (53-0), 9/2/11 Fulton (44-0)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Erie-Prophetstown (Erie), 9/2 Fulton, 9/9 at Morrison, 9/17 St. Bede (Peru), 9/23 Marquette (Ottawa), 9/30 at Riverdale (Port Byron), 10/7 at Kewanee, 10/14 Amboy, 10/21 at Bureau Valley (Manlius)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morrison (42.9), Kewanee (19.9), St. Bede (Peru) (15.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Marquette (Ottawa) (-14.8), Riverdale (Port Byron) (3.3), Erie-Prophetstown (Erie) (4.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.3 (18.3 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #169
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4545
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 64%
Opener: 8/26 at Erie-Prophetstown (Erie) [projection: 48-7 win]



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