Grant (Fox Lake, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Red/White Coach: Kurt Rous League: North Suburban - Prairie Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kyle Whitman 6'0" 190 Senior QB Jonathan Wells 6'3" 185 Junior FB Dan Haeffele 6'3" 280 Senior T/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return 4 OL Team Weaknesses: Only 1 Returning Starter On Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 17.1 2011 National Rank: #3875 2011 State Rank: #145 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.4 2012 National Rank: #5047 2012 State Rank: #180 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 13.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3764 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 52-39 (37-15 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2011 Points For Average: 29.6 2011 Points Against Average: 21.4 2011 Differential: +8.2 2011 Wins: #3952 Antioch (19-7), #3952 Antioch (22-14), #4086 Vernon Hills (26-6), #7475 Wauconda (44-41), #10431 North Chicago (50-12), #10527 Round Lake (48-13), #11597 Johnsburg (42-0) 2011 Losses: #1688 Lakes (Lake Villa) (38-7), #1688 Lakes (Lake Villa) (38-14), #3532 Grayslake Central (Grayslake) (32-21), #3679 Warren (Gurnee) (34-33) 2011 Opponents W-L: 53-55 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007, 2004 (tied for 1st; North Suburban Prairie) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Johnsburg, 8/31 Grayslake Central (Grayslake), 9/7 Wauconda, 9/14 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 9/22 Vernon Hills, 9/28 at North Chicago, 10/5 Lakes (Lake Villa), 10/12 at Round Lake, 10/19 at Antioch Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (34.2), Lakes (Lake Villa) (31.4), Vernon Hills (16.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Round Lake (-18.3), Johnsburg (-16.4), North Chicago (-10.4) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (12.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5469 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%