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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brian Spooner
League: Sangamon Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2012 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Derrick Graham 6'0" 190 Senior HB/LB 4.80
Noah Frerichs 6'1" 175 Senior WR/FS 4.70
Logan Podowicz 5'8" 160 Senior WR/CB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, Depth At RB, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Lines

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 31
2012 National Rank: #1632
2012 State Rank: #62
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2013 Starting Power Rating: 29.7
2013 National Rank: #1586
2013 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 17.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3225
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 43-15 (24-6 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 11-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 37.3
2012 Points Against Average: 12.2
2012 Differential: +25.1
2012 Wins: #3334 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (48-27), #4804 Illini West (Carthage) (28-0), #5272 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (42-19), #5960 Momence (43-13), #5960 Momence (26-0), #6107 Watseka (47-14), #8083 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (27-26), #9461 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (49-7), #11573 Iroquois West (Gilman) (57-6), #11647 Paris (49-7), #12317 Salem (55-0)
2012 Losses: #666 Mercer County (Aledo) (26-7), #3659 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (14-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 80-54
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 Prairie Central (Fairbury), 9/7 Salem, 9/13 at Paris, 9/20 at St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 9/27 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign), 10/4 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 10/11 Iroquois West (Gilman), 10/18 at Watseka, 10/25 Momence
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (25.9), Momence (10.4), Prairie Central (Fairbury) (3.8)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Paris (-16.8), Iroquois West (Gilman) (-16.4), Salem (-12.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1 (9.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #343
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8700
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 69%