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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Jeff Reents
League: Interstate Eight - Small
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2010 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Max Lyday 6'3" 275 Senior OL 5.40
Jayson Conlin 5'9" 180 Senior LB 4.70
Alex Peterson 5'9" 225 Senior OL 5.20

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line Play, Team Speed, Special Teams
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Offensive Skill Positions, Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2010 National Rank: #2564
2010 State Rank: #99
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 20.8
2011 National Rank: #2720
2011 State Rank: #105
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 25.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1607
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 44-12 (20-5 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-1
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 38.7
2010 Points Against Average: 15.8
2010 Differential: +22.9
2010 Wins: #2381 Sandwich (34-14), #5943 Manteno (23-21), #7046 Winnebago (55-26), #7880 Coal City (40-19), #7978 Seneca (42-12), #8281 Lisle (35-28), #8847 Peotone (45-12), #9575 Westmont (52-12), #10607 Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight) (35-12), #11539 Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (49-0)
2010 Losses: #1961 Aurora Christian (Aurora) (18-16)
2010 Opponents W-L: 50-58
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008, 2005 (tied for 1st; Interstate Eight), 2004 (Interstate Eight), 2003 (Interstate Eight)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/2/11 Peotone (30-0), 9/9/11 Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (49-0), 9/16/11 Lisle (52-14)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 Manteno, 9/2 at Peotone, 9/9 at Reed-Custer (Braidwood), 9/16 Lisle, 9/23 Seneca, 9/30 at Dwight, 10/7 Westmont, 10/14 at Coal City, 10/21 Sandwich
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Sandwich (24.7), Manteno (8), Coal City (0.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (-15.3), Westmont (-6.1), Peotone (-3.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.3 (4.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #331
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8020
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 37%
Opener: 8/26 Manteno [projection: 34-17 win]