Effingham (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Flaming Hearts Colors: Red/White/Forest Green Coach: Brett Hefner League: Apollo Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 0.7 2016 National Rank: #7205 2016 State Rank: #309 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.4 2017 National Rank: #4932 2017 State Rank: #229 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5 Dynasty National Rank: #6574 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.4 Dynasty Record: 79-60 (65-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.3 2016 Points Against Average: 29.9 2016 Differential: -8.6 2016 Wins: #7301 Jersey (Jerseyville) (35-34), #8900 Charleston (27-7), #10344 Salem (45-31) 2016 Losses: #1888 Mt. Zion (21-0), #2593 Highland (47-14), #2874 Mater Dei (Breese) (27-13), #4283 Taylorville (28-19), #4894 Mattoon (41-19), #6982 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (33-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 50-41 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Mater Dei (Breese), 9/1 at Taylorville, 9/8 at Mt. Zion, 9/15 Lincoln, 9/22 Macomb, 9/29 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet), 10/6 at Charleston, 10/13 Mattoon, 10/20 Salem Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Zion (31.4), Taylorville (16.7), Mattoon (15.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (-15.6), Macomb (-10.7), Charleston (-7.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #298 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6269 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 4th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.