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GENERAL
Nickname: Porters
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Don McKillip
League: Southwest Suburban - Blue
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2011 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keagan Anspach 6'2" 270 Senior DT/T 5.24
Zach Marzalek 6'2" 260 Senior OL/DT 5.20
Richie Guess 5'9" 170 Senior RB/DB 4.62

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Billy Reed 6'2" 190 Senior ATH 4.40

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Linemen, Strong Junior Class Of Linemen
Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB, Defensive Backfield

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2011 National Rank: #2000
2011 State Rank: #76
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 21.5
2012 National Rank: #2701
2012 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 24.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1439
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 55-37 (27-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.5
2011 Points Against Average: 24.9
2011 Differential: -2.4
2011 Wins: #1860 Simeon (Chicago) (18-15), #2697 Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park) (27-24), #4477 Downers Grove North (Downers Grove) (33-21), #4615 Plainfield North (Plainfield) (28-21), #5516 Joliet West (Joliet) (35-14), #7244 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (37-10), #11304 Joliet (38-6)
2011 Losses: #72 Bolingbrook (42-17), #324 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) (38-7), #723 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (48-7), #723 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (35-0)
2011 Opponents W-L: 65-53
Recent State Championships: 2003 (8A)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (SICA Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Downers Grove North (Downers Grove), 8/31 at Plainfield North (Plainfield), 9/7 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort), 9/15 at Joliet, 9/21 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox), 9/28 at Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor), 10/5 Joliet West (Joliet), 10/12 at Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park), 10/19 Bolingbrook
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bolingbrook (59.9), Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) (45.3), Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (35.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Joliet (-16), Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (3.8), Joliet West (Joliet) (9.7)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.9 (25.9 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1567
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%