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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Rob Wicinski
League: Upstate Eight - River
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Taormina 5'10" 175 Junior RB/DB 4.5
Loudan Volbrecht 6'7" 305 Junior OL 5.0
Sean Chambers 6'2" 195 Junior QB/DB 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Daniel Santacaterina 6'2" 200 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have A Lot Of Very Good Students Who Are Good High School Players
Team Weaknesses: Very Few Starters Coming Back

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 37
2014 National Rank: #1094
2014 State Rank: #41
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2015 Starting Power Rating: 30.6
2015 National Rank: #1654
2015 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 30
Dynasty National Rank: #829
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.6
Dynasty Record: 103-32 (62-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 36
2014 Points Against Average: 17.9
2014 Differential: +18.1
2014 Wins: #1122 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (22-19), #2282 Hononegah (Rockton) (26-20), #2403 St. Charles North (St. Charles) (31-13), #2736 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (41-27), #4115 West Aurora (Aurora) (41-23), #6658 St. Charles East (St. Charles) (40-7), #8417 Streamwood (46-12), #9029 West Chicago (41-12), #10867 Elgin (56-6), #11969 Larkin (Elgin) (42-6)
2014 Losses: #240 Cary-Grove (Cary) (44-26), #1329 Batavia (26-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 69-53
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009 (tied for 1st; Western Sun), 2008 (Western Sun), 2007 (Western Sun), 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Sun), 2005 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie North), 2004 (Suburban Prairie North)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 West Aurora (Aurora) (28-14), 9/4/15 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (35-20), 9/11/15 Streamwood (55-22), 9/19/15 St. Charles North (St. Charles) (42-41)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 West Aurora (Aurora), 9/4 at Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn), 9/11 Streamwood, 9/19 at St. Charles North (St. Charles), 9/25 at Elgin, 10/2 St. Charles East (St. Charles), 10/9 at Glenbard East (Lombard), 10/16 Batavia, 10/23 at Larkin (Elgin)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Batavia (34.5), Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (30.6), West Aurora (Aurora) (25.5)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Larkin (Elgin) (-18.8), Elgin (-13.7), Streamwood (-10.5)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 (19.7 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4115
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%