Cary-Grove (Cary, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Navy/White
Coach: Brad Seaburg
League: Fox Valley (moving from Fox Valley - Valley)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
2015 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tyler Pennington 5'10" 220 Senior FB/LB 4.8
David Daigle 5'10" 170 Senior FS 4.5
Max Skol 5'11" 180 Junior FB/S 4.5

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Great Senior Leadership
Team Weaknesses: DL/CB Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 51.6
2015 National Rank: #282
2015 State Rank: #9
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 51.1
2016 National Rank: #282
2016 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 37.5
Dynasty National Rank: #315
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 133-26 (69-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 33.5
2015 Points Against Average: 12.5
2015 Differential: +21
2015 Wins: #405 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (21-14), #627 Benet Academy (Lisle) (35-17), #813 Batavia (42-21), #2092 Lake Zurich (30-15), #2153 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (51-20), #2720 Belleville West (Belleville) (48-7), #3175 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (43-0), #3230 Grayslake North (Grayslake) (68-12), #6106 McHenry (2-0), #6624 Woodstock North (Woodstock) (34-0), #6957 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (48-6)
2015 Losses: #71 Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn) (21-6), #874 Huntley (29-8)
2015 Opponents W-L: 88-50
Recent State Championships: 2009 (6A)
Recent League Championships: 2014 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2012 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2009 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2008 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2007 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2006 (Fox Valley - Valley), 2005, 2004
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 McHenry (42-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 9/2 at McHenry, 9/9 Hampshire, 9/16 at Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 9/23 Huntley, 9/30 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 10/7 at Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake), 10/15 South Elgin, 10/21 Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (52.2), Huntley (32.1), Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (31.2)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (1.3), Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake) (7.9), Hampshire (9.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.9 (32.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1712
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 46%