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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: David Proffitt
League: North Suburban Eight (moving from North Suburban - Lake)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2015 JV Record: 4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ben Klett 6'0.5" 195 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Chemistry
Team Weaknesses: Not Very Deep

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 28.2
2015 National Rank: #2092
2015 State Rank: #74
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 32.8
2016 National Rank: #1455
2016 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 36.9
Dynasty National Rank: #337
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1
Dynasty Record: 111-43 (59-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 4-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th)
2015 Points For Average: 30.2
2015 Points Against Average: 18.7
2015 Differential: +11.5
2015 Wins: #1918 Warren (Gurnee) (27-7), #5504 Zion-Benton (Zion) (35-12), #5664 Mundelein (42-9), #11848 Round Lake (70-0)
2015 Losses: #243 Libertyville (41-21), #282 Cary-Grove (Cary) (30-15), #745 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (38-35), #1991 Lake Forest (21-20), #2406 Fremd [William] (Palatine) (10-7)
2015 Opponents W-L: 57-40
Recent State Championships: 2007 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; North Suburban - Lake), 2011 (tied for 1st; North Suburban - Lake), 2007 (North Suburban - Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Fremd [William] (Palatine), 9/2 at Montini (Lombard), 9/10 at Waukegan, 9/16 at Zion-Benton (Zion), 9/23 Warren (Gurnee), 9/30 Lake Forest, 10/7 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 10/14 at Libertyville, 10/21 Mundelein
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Montini (Lombard) (53.8), Libertyville (47.3), Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (36.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mundelein (-1.9), Waukegan (6.4), Zion-Benton (Zion) (15)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #964
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%