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GENERAL
Nickname: Dons
Colors: Green/White/Blue
Coach: Mike Hennessey
League: East Suburban Catholic
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Tom Hackett 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.8
Mike Valdez 5'9" 160 Senior DB/WR 4.5
Anthony Saro 6'1" 250 Senior C 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Experience, Strong Presence Up Middle
Team Weaknesses: Some Offensive Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 41.6
2015 National Rank: #732
2015 State Rank: #27
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 37.1
2016 National Rank: #1008
2016 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 23.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1706
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.5
Dynasty Record: 69-61 (48-50 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 8-2
2015 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2015 Points For Average: 34.4
2015 Points Against Average: 18.8
2015 Differential: +15.6
2015 Wins: #627 Benet Academy (Lisle) (29-14), #1341 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock) (31-7), #1963 Carmel (Mundelein) (25-13), #2931 St. Patrick (Chicago) (44-34), #3400 Evanston (48-21), #3783 St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (34-14), #5908 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (50-12), #6106 McHenry (27-7)
2015 Losses: #414 Marist (Chicago) (49-42), #414 Marist (Chicago) (17-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 49-56
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Thornton (Harvey), 9/2 at Benet Academy (Lisle), 9/9 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park), 9/16 at Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet), 9/23 St. Patrick (Chicago), 9/30 at Carmel (Mundelein), 10/7 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights), 10/14 Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock), 10/21 at St. Viator (Arlington Heights)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (49.8), Benet Academy (Lisle) (48.3), Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet) (39.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (10.4), St. Patrick (Chicago) (18.7), St. Viator (Arlington Heights) (23.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8 (30.2 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.7
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #509
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 5th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%