| Central (Clifton, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Comets Colors: Royal Blue/White Coach: Brian Spooner League: Sangamon Valley Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 2015 JV Record: 6-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Ben Schafer 5'10" 225 Senior OL/ILB 4.9 Kollin Krumwiede 5'8" 160 Junior RB/CB 4.7 Ashton Roach 6'5" 230 Senior TE/DE 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, RB Team Weaknesses: WR Experience, DB Depth RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -11.7 2015 National Rank: #10471 2015 State Rank: #387 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +11.5 2016 Starting Power Rating: -0.2 2016 National Rank: #7880 2016 State Rank: #285 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 11 Dynasty National Rank: #4641 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2 Dynasty Record: 93-48 (54-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 4-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 23.1 2015 Points Against Average: 31.8 2015 Differential: -8.7 2015 Wins: #11125 Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight) (38-18), #11983 Iroquois West (Gilman) (28-7), #12282 Watseka (22-16), #14494 Catalyst-Maria (Chicago) (56-22) 2015 Losses: #2507 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (44-0), #4932 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (48-8), #7180 South Newton (Kentland, IN) (36-18), #7305 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (49-12), #9459 Momence (46-26) 2015 Opponents W-L: 46-41 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2010, 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Prairie Central (Fairbury), 9/2 at Herscher, 9/9 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 9/16 at Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight), 9/23 South Newton (Kentland, IN), 9/30 Hoopeston/Armstrong/Schlarman (Hoopeston), 10/7 at Watseka/St. Anne (Watseka), 10/14 at Iroquois West (Gilman), 10/21 Momence Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (14.5), Herscher (13), Prairie Central (Fairbury) (2.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Iroquois West (Gilman) (-20.9), Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight) (-11.2), South Newton (Kentland, IN) (-8.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #322 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8290 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |