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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brian Spooner
League: Sangamon Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kollin Krumwiede 5'8" 155 Senior TB/CB 4.7
Justin Coggins 5'10" 200 Senior OL/LB 5.2
Jacob Smith 5'10" 175 Senior TB/SS 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 OL Starters Return, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: LB Depth

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -3
2016 National Rank: #8197
2016 State Rank: #348
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: 6.5
2017 National Rank: #5798
2017 State Rank: #271
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5012
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3
Dynasty Record: 98-53 (56-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 27.2
2016 Points Against Average: 31.5
2016 Differential: -4.3
2016 Wins: #8553 Watseka/St. Anne (Watseka) (21-14), #9891 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (34-30), #12129 Iroquois West (Gilman) (41-16), #12846 South Newton (Kentland, IN) (40-14), #13242 Hoopeston/Armstrong/Schlarman (Hoopeston) (40-21)
2016 Losses: #1122 Newman Central Catholic (Sterling) (50-6), #1651 Herscher (64-6), #2462 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (33-14), #7488 Momence (35-34), #9665 Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight) (38-36)
2016 Opponents W-L: 51-50
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Tuscola, 9/1 Herscher, 9/8 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 9/15 Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight), 9/22 at South Newton (Kentland, IN), 9/29 at Hoopeston/Armstrong/Schlarman (Hoopeston), 10/6 Watseka/St. Anne (Watseka), 10/13 Iroquois West (Gilman), 10/20 at Momence
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscola (36.4), Herscher (27.6), Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hoopeston/Armstrong/Schlarman (Hoopeston) (-39.5), Iroquois West (Gilman) (-33.8), South Newton (Kentland, IN) (-27.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 (3.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #385
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8201
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%