| Central Catholic (Bloomington, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Saints Colors: Blue/White/Gold Coach: Michael Moews League: Illini Prairie (moving from Corn Belt) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Max Moews 6'2" 190 Senior QB/K 4.71 Joe Malinowski 6'0" 230 Senior T/C 5.4 James Morris 6'2" 200 Senior OLB/WR 4.69 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: All-State QB Leads Experienced Offense, Speed Team Weaknesses: Line Depth RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 11.1 2016 National Rank: #4902 2016 State Rank: #231 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 13.6 2017 National Rank: #4283 2017 State Rank: #204 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 17.8 Dynasty National Rank: #2855 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.2 Dynasty Record: 108-46 (80-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 25.8 2016 Points Against Average: 17.3 2016 Differential: +8.5 2016 Wins: #5770 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (34-32), #6982 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (14-6), #8553 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (38-14), #8693 Pontiac (22-15), #9620 University (Normal) (31-6), #9891 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (35-6), #13352 Olympia (Stanford) (41-6) 2016 Losses: #2140 Tri-Valley (Downs) (28-6), #2398 Unity (Tolono) (24-23), #2593 Elmwood/Brimfield (Elmwood) (36-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 51-48 Recent State Championships: 2008 (4A) Recent League Championships: 2016 (Corn Belt), 2015 (Corn Belt), 2011 (tied for 1st; Corn Belt), 2008 (Corn Belt), 2007 (Corn Belt) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Pontiac, 9/1 Prairie Central (Fairbury), 9/8 at St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph), 9/15 Olympia/Delavan (Stanford), 9/22 at Monticello, 9/29 More [St. Thomas] (Champaign), 10/6 at Rantoul, 10/13 at Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe), 10/20 Unity (Tolono) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Monticello (44.4), Unity (Tolono) (21.5), More [St. Thomas] (Champaign) (2.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Rantoul (-15.2), Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (-11.2), Pontiac (-3.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 (6 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #295 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6173 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |