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GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinals
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Maris Carroll
League: Chicago Public Illini - Heartland
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 3-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Antoriyo Barton 6'0" 185 Senior FB/LB 4.49
Dennis Barnes 6'2" 190 Senior SS/RB 4.39
Lorenzo Herbert 5'11" 180 Senior RB/S 4.55

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Defense
Team Weaknesses: Special Teams

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11.8
2011 National Rank: #5021
2011 State Rank: #182
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2012 National Rank: #5093
2012 State Rank: #184
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 5
Dynasty National Rank: #6484
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3
Dynasty Record: 63-38 (32-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 37.9
2011 Points Against Average: 11.2
2011 Differential: +26.7
2011 Wins: #5334 Dunbar (Chicago) (40-14), #7767 Brooks College Prep (Chicago) (24-21), #9408 Hyde Park (Chicago) (28-0), #10370 Harlan [John M.] (Chicago) (45-0), #10753 Collins Academy (Chicago) (54-0), #11123 Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago) (48-0), #12721 Carver (Chicago) (52-0), #13646 Hope (Chicago) (56-0), #13964 Phoenix Military Academy (Chicago) (50-0), #14091 Senn (Chicago) (58-6)
2011 Losses: #1860 Simeon (Chicago) (36-8), #2779 Sandwich (28-6), #5334 Dunbar (Chicago) (40-24)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-69
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2004 (Chicago Public Illini Land of Lincoln), 2003 (Chicago Public Illini Land of Lincoln)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/26 TEAM Englewood (Chicago), 8/31 Hyde Park (Chicago), 9/7 Dunbar (Chicago), 9/14 Carver (Chicago), 9/22 at Hope (Chicago), 9/28 at Collins Academy (Chicago), 10/5 Marshall [John] (Chicago), 10/13 at Brooks College Prep (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Dunbar (Chicago) (10.6), Brooks College Prep (Chicago) (0.7), Marshall [John] (Chicago) (-2.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hope (Chicago) (-32.3), TEAM Englewood (Chicago) (-29.9), Carver (Chicago) (-23.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18 (-2.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.5
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #452
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10826
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 45%