Salem (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Green/White/Scarlet Coach: Kevin Greene League: Cahokia (moving from Apollo) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 3-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kaden Wayer 6'4" 190 Senior WR/LB 4.8 Nick Rexilius 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.7 Nate Roth 5'10" 185 Senior QB/DB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 3-Year Starters Return At QB/WR Team Weaknesses: Very Young Lines RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -13.1 2016 National Rank: #10352 2016 State Rank: #429 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: -15.6 2017 National Rank: #10721 2017 State Rank: #440 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -10.8 Dynasty National Rank: #11354 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 38-89 (27-61 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 1-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 16 2016 Points Against Average: 33.7 2016 Differential: -17.7 2016 Wins: #9513 Mascoutah (30-29) 2016 Losses: #1888 Mt. Zion (48-14), #2628 Centralia (22-0), #4283 Taylorville (36-14), #4440 Civic Memorial (Bethalto) (46-15), #4894 Mattoon (29-6), #7191 Effingham (45-31), #8900 Charleston (20-14), #11562 Freeburg (28-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 45-43 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Centralia, 9/1 at Central (Breese), 9/8 at Columbia, 9/15 Red Bud, 9/22 at Wesclin (Trenton), 9/29 at Casey-Westfield (Casey), 10/6 Carlyle, 10/13 Freeburg, 10/20 at Effingham Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (23.8), Centralia (23.1), Effingham (10.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Freeburg (-27.5), Casey-Westfield (Casey) (-26.6), Wesclin (Trenton) (-12.8) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.4 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #374 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7898 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%