Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: Black/Orange/White
Coach: Dave Ernst
League: Southwest Suburban (moving from Southwest Suburban - Red)
Playoff Division: none

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Trey Telez 6'1" 225 Senior OLB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Bryan Brokop 6'5" 275 Senior OL
Justin Witt 6'6" 255 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 45.6
2015 National Rank: #514
2015 State Rank: #16
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.8
2016 Starting Power Rating: 44.4
2016 National Rank: #516
2016 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1245
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.7
Dynasty Record: 55-24 (35-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 11-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 34.4
2015 Points Against Average: 16.5
2015 Differential: +17.9
2015 Wins: #1056 Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley) (28-18), #1282 Central (Champaign) (42-14), #1595 Sycamore (35-31), #1843 Peoria (40-13), #2511 Triad (Troy) (31-7), #3494 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (28-0), #3614 Dunlap (35-12), #5885 Andrew [Victor J.] (Tinley Park) (50-12), #6294 Bloom (Chicago Heights) (27-13), #7465 Thornwood (South Holland) (41-0), #9106 Thornridge (Dolton) (54-6)
2015 Losses: #118 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (42-21), #645 Lincoln-Way North (Frankfort) (28-21), #973 Thornton (Harvey) (35-28)
2015 Opponents W-L: 96-54
Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st; Southwest Suburban - Red), 2013 (Southwest Suburban - Red), 2011 (tied for 1st; Southwest Suburban - Red), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southwest Suburban - Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/26/16 Proviso West (Hillside) (30-8), 9/2/16 Bloom (Chicago Heights) (40-27)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Proviso West (Hillside), 9/2 Bloom (Chicago Heights), 9/9 Andrew [Victor J.] (Tinley Park), 9/16 Stagg [Amos Alonzo] (Palos Hills), 9/23 at Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor), 9/30 Normal, 10/7 at Lockport, 10/14 Thornridge (Dolton), 10/21 at Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (44.7), Normal (44.7), Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park) (29)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Thornridge (Dolton) (-18.3), Proviso West (Hillside) (-1.7), Stagg [Amos Alonzo] (Palos Hills) (-0.3)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 (27.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #110
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3224
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 19%



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