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GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Nate Eimer
League: Upstate Eight - Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
JaQuan Buchanan 5'8" 175 Junior RB/DB 4.6
Owen Thomas 6'3" 250 Senior OL 5.5
Dylan Bernal 6'3" 185 Senior WR/DB 4.8

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 46.2
2016 National Rank: #425
2016 State Rank: #32
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 44.7
2017 National Rank: #486
2017 State Rank: #29
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3657
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30.1
Dynasty Record: 50-78 (25-69 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 40.9
2016 Points Against Average: 14.6
2016 Differential: +26.3
2016 Wins: #216 Huntley (27-21), #2550 South Elgin (50-40), #3066 Bartlett (41-12), #3396 Yorkville (33-3), #3795 Geneva (49-7), #5555 Glenbard East (Lombard) (26-7), #7219 Waukegan (40-2), #8872 West Chicago (48-6), #8944 East Aurora (Aurora) (55-6)
2016 Losses: #43 Maine South (Park Ridge) (42-40)
2016 Opponents W-L: 37-61
Recent League Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Yorkville, 9/1 Waukegan, 9/8 at East Aurora (Aurora), 9/15 Glenbard East (Lombard), 9/23 at South Elgin, 9/29 Huntley, 10/6 West Chicago, 10/13 at Bartlett, 10/20 at Geneva
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Huntley (51.8), South Elgin (32.6), Bartlett (22.2)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: West Chicago (-10.5), East Aurora (Aurora) (-1.4), Waukegan (3.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 (26 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #170
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2741
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 18%