Effingham (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Flaming Hearts Colors: Red/White/Forest Green Coach: Mike McDonald League: Apollo Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -7.1 2013 National Rank: #9615 2013 State Rank: #353 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6 2014 Starting Power Rating: -7.1 2014 National Rank: #9591 2014 State Rank: #350 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6139 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3 Dynasty Record: 66-45 (57-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 4-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 18.9 2013 Points Against Average: 23.6 2013 Differential: -4.7 2013 Wins: #9697 Mt. Zion (27-20), #11776 Salem (9-6), #11992 Paris (41-7), #13612 Charleston (26-13) 2013 Losses: #3877 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (40-6), #5061 Mater Dei (Breese) (34-15), #6017 Mattoon (46-28), #8215 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (18-12), #8769 Centralia (28-6) 2013 Opponents W-L: 41-45 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Mater Dei (Breese), 9/5 at Mascoutah, 9/12 Civic Memorial (Bethalto), 9/19 Charleston, 9/26 at Salem, 10/3 Taylorville, 10/10 at Mattoon, 10/17 Mt. Zion, 10/24 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Breese) (19.8), Taylorville (17.9), Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (17.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Charleston (-29), Salem (-18.2), Mt. Zion (-8) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #305 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7341 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.