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: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Gomes Junior G Trevor Rubland Junior T Matt Hughes Senior LB D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Kyle Norberg 6'1" 215 Senior RB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Coming Off A Winning Season, OL Size/Strength Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players, Holes On Both Sides Of Ball RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 51 2012 National Rank: #245 2012 State Rank: #9 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2013 Starting Power Rating: 39.2 2013 National Rank: #668 2013 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 41.7 Dynasty National Rank: #314 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 54-9 (24-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 13-1 2012 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2012 Points For Average: 36.4 2012 Points Against Average: 13.9 2012 Differential: +22.5 2012 Wins: #339 Lake Zurich (21-6), #812 Lake Forest (42-21), #1084 St. Patrick (Chicago) (49-21), #2014 Central (Crystal Lake) (7-0), #2098 Huntley (41-14), #2160 South (Crystal Lake) (17-3), #2852 East (St. Charles) (49-33), #2952 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (45-14), #4225 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (35-14), #4830 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (46-13), #5081 McHenry (42-3), #5337 Auburn (Rockford) (41-7), #7071 Hampshire (49-13) 2012 Losses: #139 Crete-Monee (Crete) (33-26) 2012 Opponents W-L: 89-60 Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A) Recent League Championships: 2012, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (Fox Valley), 2004 (Fox Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Wheaton North (Wheaton), 9/6 at Lake Zurich, 9/13 at Huntley, 9/20 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/27 at Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 10/5 McHenry, 10/11 at Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 10/18 South (Crystal Lake), 10/25 Hampshire Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Wheaton North (Wheaton) (50.5), Lake Zurich (48.9), Huntley (28) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hampshire (-1.8), McHenry (12.2), Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (13.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21 (28.2 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1180 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |