Prairie Central (Fairbury, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Hawks
Colors: Columbia/Navy/White
Coach: Brian Hassett
League: Corn Belt
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Devin Crews 6'1" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.50
Ed Shafer 6'4" 205 Senior OL/DL 5.00
Matt Hartke 5'6" 150 Senior WR/RB 4.50

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Lost All-State QB, Graduated 4 Starting OL, Holes On DL

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 11.3
2012 National Rank: #5272
2012 State Rank: #190
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 2.4
2013 National Rank: #7158
2013 State Rank: #256
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 6
Dynasty National Rank: #6295
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2
Dynasty Record: 26-23 (22-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-3
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 37.5
2012 Points Against Average: 19.4
2012 Differential: +18.1
2012 Wins: #7094 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (28-17), #7284 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (39-20), #10602 Pontiac (51-6), #10927 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (47-9), #12286 Eureka/Roanoke-Benson (Eureka) (46-14), #12354 Olympia (Stanford) (42-14), #13063 Rantoul (46-0)
2012 Losses: #1632 Central (Clifton) (42-19), #3148 University (Normal) (34-30), #3327 Notre Dame (Peoria) (38-27)
2012 Opponents W-L: 50-51
Recent League Championships: 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st), 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Central (Clifton), 9/6 at Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet), 9/13 Central Catholic (Bloomington), 9/20 at University (Normal), 9/27 Olympia (Stanford), 10/4 Eureka/Roanoke-Benson (Eureka), 10/11 at Pontiac, 10/18 Rantoul, 10/25 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Clifton) (32.5), University (Normal) (28.4), Central Catholic (Bloomington) (11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Rantoul (-27.1), Olympia (Stanford) (-21.5), Eureka/Roanoke-Benson (Eureka) (-21.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (0.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #351
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8929
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2013 Projected League Finish: 4th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%