Harlem (Machesney Park, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Huskies Colors: Orange/Black Coach: James Morrow League: Northern Illinois Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Octavio Galvez Senior LB Jalon Benson Sophomore DB Nick Blades Junior DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Hungry Players Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 16 2016 National Rank: #3857 2016 State Rank: #194 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.5 2017 National Rank: #4906 2017 State Rank: #227 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.9 Dynasty National Rank: #3574 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.4 Dynasty Record: 96-46 [95-47 on the field] (90-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 28.7 2016 Points Against Average: 29.8 2016 Differential: -1.1 2016 Wins: #3970 Hononegah (Rockton) (17-14), #5095 Belvidere (48-41), #5141 Belvidere North (Belvidere) (46-28), #6204 East (Rockford) (35-14), #8919 Guilford (Rockford) (38-14), #9307 Freeport (31-7) 2016 Losses: #599 Lake Zurich (40-0), #742 Auburn (Rockford) (49-8), #2254 Boylan (Rockford) (49-24), #6478 Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford) (42-40) 2016 Opponents W-L: 49-48 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Jefferson [Thomas] (Rockford), 9/1 at Guilford (Rockford), 9/8 Freeport, 9/15 at East (Rockford), 9/22 at Boylan (Rockford), 9/29 Belvidere North (Belvidere), 10/6 at Belvidere, 10/13 at Auburn (Rockford), 10/20 Hononegah (Rockton) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (Rockford) (38.7), Boylan (Rockford) (20.7), Hononegah (Rockton) (17.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Freeport (-10.9), Guilford (Rockford) (-5.5), East (Rockford) (5.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (18.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3977 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 5th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%