North Mac (Virden, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Purple/White Coach: Shane Owsley League: Sangamo Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2016 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Will Christopher 6'6" 280 Senior T Cameron Cottermain 6'1" 220 Senior DE/LB Lucas Britenstine 6'0" 300 Senior G/DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Majority Of OL Returns Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Must Replace All Skill Position Players RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 25.4 2016 National Rank: #2290 2016 State Rank: #121 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.9 2017 National Rank: #3612 2017 State Rank: #180 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5.3 Dynasty National Rank: #6479 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.6 Dynasty Record: 48-27 (39-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 11-2 2016 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 34.4 2016 Points Against Average: 19.1 2016 Differential: +15.3 2016 Wins: #2303 Williamsville (28-21), #2398 Unity (Tolono) (49-42), #4264 Athens (42-35), #5287 Anna-Jonesboro (Anna) (10-7), #5823 Auburn (15-14), #7076 New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin) (35-28), #7820 Beardstown (35-7), #7976 Pleasant Plains (22-20), #10737 Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry (Pittsfield) (59-6), #11590 PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (50-0), #12816 Riverton (62-14) 2016 Losses: #1474 Carlinville (27-21), #1963 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (27-19) 2016 Opponents W-L: 77-61 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st), 2015, 2010 (Prairie State) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg), 9/1 at New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly (New Berlin), 9/8 Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry (Pittsfield), 9/15 Williamsville, 9/22 at Auburn, 9/29 Pleasant Plains, 10/6 at Athens, 10/13 Riverton, 10/20 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Williamsville (33.4), Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (23.1), Athens (8.8) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Riverton (-20.6), PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central (Petersburg) (-17.1), Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry (Pittsfield) (-12.7) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.8 (10.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #320 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6665 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%