Cary-Grove (Cary, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Navy/White Coach: Brad Seaburg League: Fox Valley - Valley Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2011 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Quinn Baker 5'11" 190 Senior QB Kyle Norberg 6'1" 205 Senior LB Ryan Mahoney 5'10" 175 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Dedicated Senior Class, Talented Sophomore Class, Speed At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: OL, Defensive Secondary Lost Key Players, Must Be More Competitive RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 32.6 2011 National Rank: #1389 2011 State Rank: #48 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.9 2012 National Rank: #1364 2012 State Rank: #48 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 33.7 Dynasty National Rank: #444 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 89-18 (49-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 25 2011 Points Against Average: 11.8 2011 Differential: +13.2 2011 Wins: #74 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (22-21), #296 Lake Zurich (10-7), #3082 Central (Crystal Lake) (17-7), #4384 McHenry (56-13), #5808 Huntley (31-14), #5847 East (St. Charles) (28-0), #9992 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (49-0), #10355 Hampshire (35-6) 2011 Losses: #479 South (Crystal Lake) (10-7), #496 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (24-0), #1565 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (28-20) 2011 Opponents W-L: 66-50 Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A) Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 East (St. Charles), 8/31 Lake Zurich, 9/7 at South (Crystal Lake), 9/14 at Hampshire, 9/21 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 9/28 at McHenry, 10/6 Huntley, 10/12 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 10/19 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (61.6), Lake Zurich (46.6), South (Crystal Lake) (36.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (-8.2), Hampshire (-7.5), Huntley (6.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9 (25.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #41 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1405 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |