Zion-Benton (Zion, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Zee-Bees Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Bob Moynihan League: North Suburban - Lake Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kyree McClean 5'11" 185 Senior DB/ATH 4.52 Doug Gates 6'2" 205 Senior QB 4.77 Morgan Abel 6'2.5" 200 Senior OLB 4.48 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Athletic, Strong, Fast Team Weaknesses: Learning New Schemes On Both Sides Of Ball, OL RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 2.6 2013 National Rank: #7320 2013 State Rank: #273 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.6 2014 Starting Power Rating: 4.1 2014 National Rank: #6675 2014 State Rank: #248 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 4.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6651 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 21-79 (13-51 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 2-7 2013 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2013 Points For Average: 11.4 2013 Points Against Average: 28.7 2013 Differential: -17.3 2013 Wins: #7673 Mundelein (34-14), #8586 Wauconda (20-13) 2013 Losses: #265 Lake Zurich (48-14), #327 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (48-13), #780 Lake Forest (40-0), #1200 Warren (Gurnee) (31-0), #4298 Libertyville (35-16), #6946 Deerfield (15-0), #7194 Waukegan (14-6) 2013 Opponents W-L: 53-42 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; North Suburban Prairie) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Deerfield, 9/6 at Waukegan, 9/12 at Mundelein, 9/19 at Round Lake, 9/26 Lake Zurich, 10/2 at Libertyville, 10/10 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 10/17 at Lake Forest, 10/24 Warren (Gurnee) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (49.9), Lake Zurich (49.4), Lake Forest (49.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Round Lake (-19.1), Waukegan (-3.3), Mundelein (1.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #66 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1832 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2014 Projected League Finish: 6th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%