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GENERAL
Nickname: Friars
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Gene Nudo
League: Chicago Catholic - Green (moving from Chicago Catholic - White)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 3-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Aaron Garland 6'0" 190 Senior CB 4.60 [Connecticut]
Chris Hawthorne 5'10" 245 Senior DT 4.82
Harry Bell 6'1" 190 Senior DE 4.75

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jack Beneventi 6'6" 200 Senior QB 4.7 [Iowa]

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Robert Spillane 6'2" 215 Senior ATH [Western Michigan]
Richard Schoen 5'11" 180 Senior DB [Miami (Oh)]
Ryan Smith 6'5" 240 Senior TE [Miami (Oh)]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense, Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Skill Positions

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 37.4
2013 National Rank: #977
2013 State Rank: #39
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 30.8
2014 National Rank: #1451
2014 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 23.2
Dynasty National Rank: #1715
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 71-57 (31-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 10-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29.8
2013 Points Against Average: 14.5
2013 Differential: +15.3
2013 Wins: #2009 Brother Rice (Chicago) (28-20), #2009 Brother Rice (Chicago) (24-21), #2205 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) (40-14), #2435 De La Salle (Chicago) (20-0), #2665 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (28-6), #3519 Bishop Lynch (Dallas, TX) (32-14), #3939 St. Laurence (Burbank) (28-14), #7547 St. Ignatius (Chicago) (31-6), #8884 Gordon Tech (Chicago) (40-7), #11203 St. Joseph (Westchester) (63-0)
2013 Losses: #189 St. Rita (Chicago) (34-10), #525 Wheaton North (Wheaton) (32-31), #591 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (21-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 66-72
Recent State Championships: 2010 (Prep Bowl)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (Chicago Catholic - White), 2012 (Chicago Catholic - White), 2004 (Chicago Catholic White)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/29/14 Carmel (Mundelein) (31-20)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Carmel (Mundelein), 9/6 Bishop Lynch (Dallas, TX), 9/13 De La Salle (Chicago), 9/20 at Loyola Academy (Wilmette), 9/26 DePaul College Prep (Chicago), 10/3 at Marmion Academy (Aurora), 10/10 St. Ignatius (Chicago), 10/17 at Montini (Lombard), 10/25 St. Francis (Wheaton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (66), Montini (Lombard) (52.8), Carmel (Mundelein) (28.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: St. Ignatius (Chicago) (-10.2), DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (-1.6), St. Francis (Wheaton) (17.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (26.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1089
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%