Batavia (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Crimson/Gold Coach: Dennis Piron League: Upstate Eight - River Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes D1 PROSPECT Nolan Eike 6'6" 260 Senior OT COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Evan Day 6'6" 260 Senior OT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth/Talent, No Real Holes, Very Fast/Aggressive Defensively Team Weaknesses: OL/TE Youth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 37.2 2016 National Rank: #950 2016 State Rank: #60 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 39.3 2017 National Rank: #783 2017 State Rank: #45 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 30.8 Dynasty National Rank: #801 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 112-43 (67-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 34.7 2016 Points Against Average: 20.7 2016 Differential: +14 2016 Wins: #1732 Belleville West (Belleville) (34-24), #1851 McHenry (42-12), #1939 Libertyville (34-31), #2550 South Elgin (49-21), #3795 Geneva (21-7), #4230 Larkin (Elgin) (42-28), #6695 Streamwood (56-7), #8799 Elgin (48-0) 2016 Losses: #190 St. Charles East (St. Charles) (28-7), #648 St. Charles North (St. Charles) (42-35), #919 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (28-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 58-52 Recent State Championships: 2013 (6A) Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2006 (tied for 1st; Western Sun), 2005 (tied for 1st; Suburban Prairie North), 2003 (Suburban Prairie North) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Lemont, 9/1 Libertyville, 9/8 Streamwood, 9/15 at Elgin, 9/22 St. Charles East (St. Charles), 9/29 at Geneva, 10/6 South Elgin, 10/13 at Larkin (Elgin), 10/20 at St. Charles North (St. Charles) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Charles East (St. Charles) (44.6), Lemont (34.8), South Elgin (32.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Streamwood (-6.7), Elgin (-6.1), Larkin (Elgin) (10.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (27.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1892 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17% |