Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Green/White/Orange
Coach: Tony Klimczak
League: Greater South Shore - South
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #41

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -14.1
2016 National Rank: #10541
2016 State Rank: #232
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: -7.4
2017 National Rank: #9095
2017 State Rank: #200
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 0.7
Dynasty National Rank: #7965
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 109-44 (70-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 4-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th)
2016 Points For Average: 18.9
2016 Points Against Average: 28
2016 Differential: -9.1
2016 Wins: #11317 River Forest (Hobart) (33-28), #11743 Calumet (Gary) (28-22), #12967 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (24-18), #13976 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (54-16)
2016 Losses: #2398 Marian (Mishawaka) (57-8), #5008 Griffith (48-14), #5699 Whiting (31-14), #5951 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (32-14), #8264 North Newton (Morocco) (20-0), #10191 South Central (Union Mills) (8-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-48
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2011 (Greater South Shore), 2010 (Greater South Shore), 2009 (Greater South Shore), 2008 (Greater South Shore), 2007 (Greater South Shore), 2003 (Lake Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 River Forest (Hobart), 8/25 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/1 at Bishop Noll (Hammond), 9/8 Whiting, 9/15 Griffith, 9/22 at South Central (Union Mills), 9/29 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake), 10/6 at Boone Grove (Valparaiso), 10/13 at Calumet (Gary)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Griffith (18.2), Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (12.1), Whiting (2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Noll (Hammond) (-45.1), Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (-33.3), Calumet (Gary) (-24.7)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.3 (-2.5 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.6
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #231
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10731
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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