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

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: -4
2015 National Rank: #8879
2015 State Rank: #328
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 3.8
2016 National Rank: #6907
2016 State Rank: #248
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 5.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6379
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.8
Dynasty Record: 76-54 (63-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2015 Points For Average: 19.4
2015 Points Against Average: 25.7
2015 Differential: -6.3
2015 Wins: #7719 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (34-28), #10307 Salem (42-19), #12450 Mascoutah (28-20), #12894 Charleston (9-0)
2015 Losses: #2487 Mater Dei (Breese) (37-0), #3654 Taylorville (14-7), #5199 Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (47-14), #7289 Mt. Zion (42-20), #7657 Mattoon (24-21)
2015 Opponents W-L: 45-46
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Jersey (Jerseyville) (35-34)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Mater Dei (Breese), 9/2 at Jersey (Jerseyville), 9/9 Highland, 9/16 Charleston, 9/23 at Salem, 9/30 Taylorville, 10/7 at Mattoon, 10/14 Mt. Zion, 10/21 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mater Dei (Breese) (32.3), Taylorville (20.2), Highland (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Charleston (-27), Mattoon (-9.6), Jersey (Jerseyville) (-9.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #262
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6855
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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