LeRoy (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Panthers Colors: Maroon/Gold Coach: B.J. Zeleznik League: Heart of Illinois - Small Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2016 JV Record: 4-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Hunter Wilkins 6'1" 265 Senior OL/DL Gabe Bennett 5'9" 165 Junior RB/DB 4.6 Isaac Nava 5'9" 145 Junior RB/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Quickness Team Weaknesses: Young, Only Have 5 Seniors RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 10.7 2016 National Rank: #4995 2016 State Rank: #236 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 2.2 2017 National Rank: #6821 2017 State Rank: #304 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 4.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6881 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.9 Dynasty Record: 101-49 (69-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 27.6 2016 Points Against Average: 15.4 2016 Differential: +12.2 2016 Wins: #8386 Hiawatha (Kirkland) (40-12), #8919 Ridgeview (Colfax) (28-3), #9535 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (42-7), #9535 Tremont (34-6), #11053 Heyworth (46-6), #12088 Fisher (43-6), #13665 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (55-16) 2016 Losses: #543 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (35-2), #2140 Tri-Valley (Downs) (35-0), #3596 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (15-0), #4327 Aquin Catholic (Freeport) (28-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 60-52 Recent League Championships: 2012 (Heart of Illinois), 2004 (Sangamon Valley Red), 2003 (Sangamon Illini Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax), 9/1 at Tremont, 9/8 Tri-Valley (Downs), 9/15 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City), 9/22 at Fieldcrest (Minonk), 9/29 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan), 10/6 at Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw), 10/13 Heyworth, 10/20 at Fisher Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (34), Tri-Valley (Downs) (24.9), Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (14.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (-30.2), Fisher (-19.8), Tremont (-16.6) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 (2.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #350 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7391 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%