Mt. Zion (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Braves Colors: Red/White Coach: Mike Popovich League: Apollo Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2015 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Price 6'6" 200 Senior QB 4.5 Alex Scharf 6'4" 235 Senior TE/DE 4.8 Peyten Chappel 5'10" 175 Senior LB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Offensive Weapons Return, 1st Team All-League Defender Is Back Team Weaknesses: Have To Replace 2 3-Year OL Starters RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 2.4 2015 National Rank: #7289 2015 State Rank: #268 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.9 2016 National Rank: #6158 2016 State Rank: #223 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5219 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.2 Dynasty Record: 88-47 (63-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 6-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 36.2 2015 Points Against Average: 28.2 2015 Differential: +8 2015 Wins: #7719 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (34-16), #8879 Effingham (42-20), #10307 Salem (54-28), #11368 Jersey (Jerseyville) (53-34), #12450 Mascoutah (44-13), #12894 Charleston (53-20) 2015 Losses: #3654 Taylorville (31-6), #3654 Taylorville (36-14), #5199 Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (46-28), #7657 Mattoon (38-34) 2015 Opponents W-L: 46-52 Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet), 9/2 at Highland, 9/9 Civic Memorial (Bethalto), 9/16 Mattoon, 9/23 Taylorville, 9/30 at Charleston, 10/7 Salem, 10/14 at Effingham, 10/21 at Rantoul Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Taylorville (20.2), Highland (16.1), Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (11.3) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Charleston (-27), Rantoul (-23.3), Mattoon (-9.6) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 (-0.6 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #322 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8263 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%