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GENERAL
Nickname: Flaming Hearts
Colors: Red/White/Forest Green
Coach: Mike McDonald
League: Apollo
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 9.3
2014 National Rank: #5722
2014 State Rank: #212
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 2
2015 National Rank: #7352
2015 State Rank: #281
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.4
Dynasty National Rank: #6091
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4
Dynasty Record: 72-49 (61-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 6-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2014 Points For Average: 35.6
2014 Points Against Average: 24.9
2014 Differential: +10.7
2014 Wins: #2515 Taylorville (28-7), #4677 Mt. Zion (44-41), #7228 Mascoutah (35-13), #7694 Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (41-22), #11297 Salem (54-21), #11680 Charleston (41-7)
2014 Losses: #3402 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (31-24), #5143 Canton (45-38), #5737 Mater Dei (Breese) (22-17), #6073 Mattoon (40-34)
2014 Opponents W-L: 51-49
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Charleston (9-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Mater Dei (Breese), 9/4 Mascoutah, 9/11 at Civic Memorial (Bethalto), 9/18 at Charleston, 9/25 Salem, 10/2 at Taylorville, 10/9 Mattoon, 10/16 at Mt. Zion, 10/23 at Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Taylorville (21.3), Mt. Zion (18.2), Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (11.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Charleston (-11.5), Salem (-10), Mascoutah (-0.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (6.5 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #283
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6588
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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