Tri-Valley (Downs, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Josh Roop League: Heart of Illinois - Large Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cam Elam 5'10" 240 FB/DL 4.8 Tom Dolan 5'10" 215 Senior OL/ILB 5.0 Zach Simon 6'0" 180 RB/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense Team Weaknesses: Lack Backfield Returners RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 26.4 2016 National Rank: #2151 2016 State Rank: #115 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7 2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.9 2017 National Rank: #2302 2017 State Rank: #121 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7328 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.2 Dynasty Record: 94-51 (65-37 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-1 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 43.8 2016 Points Against Average: 9.5 2016 Differential: +34.3 2016 Wins: #543 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (42-35), #4894 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (28-6), #4985 LeRoy (35-0), #5305 Eureka (41-0), #6025 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (45-0), #8386 Rushville-Industry (Rushville) (49-0), #8919 Ridgeview (Colfax) (42-3), #9535 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (54-0), #11053 Heyworth (62-6), #12088 Fisher (56-12) 2016 Losses: #3234 DuQuoin (42-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 62-51 Recent State Championships: 2015 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2016, 2013 (Heart of Illinois) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 St. Teresa (Decatur), 9/1 Eureka, 9/8 at LeRoy, 9/15 at Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax), 9/22 Heyworth, 9/29 at El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 10/6 Fisher, 10/13 at Fieldcrest (Minonk), 10/20 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (34), St. Teresa (Decatur) (21.2), Eureka (8.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fisher (-19.8), Heyworth (-8.3), Fieldcrest (Minonk) (0.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (6.3 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #282 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5802 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 10%