GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbolts
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Adam Lewandowski
League: Southwest Suburban
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Ameer Aqel 6'2.5" 215 Senior OLB/DE
Adam Jumah 6'3" 285 Senior OL/DL
Ryan Garbrecht 5'11" 195 Senior MLB
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Mike DeHaan 6'6" 225 Senior WDE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strong Program Culture, Unselfish
Team Weaknesses: Youth
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 18.1
2017 National Rank: #3138
2017 State Rank: #124
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.5
2018 National Rank: #4209
2018 State Rank: #162
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2835
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.3
Dynasty Record: 80-66 [79-67 on the field] (53-37 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 18
2017 Points Against Average: 23.3
2017 Differential: -5.3
2017 Wins: #2781 Thornton (Harvey) (forfeit), #3794 Lockport (17-14), #4423 Bloom (Chicago Heights) (35-13), #5573 Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley) (28-25), #8001 Thornridge (Dolton) (48-8), #8338 Thornwood (South Holland) (14-6)
2017 Losses: #33 Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) (42-2), #357 Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (41-12), #758 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (20-0), #795 Plainfield North (Plainfield) (41-6)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-45
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Southwest Suburban - Red), 2007 (Southwest Suburban - Red), 2004 (SICA Gray), 2003 (tied for 1st; SICA Gray)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at Thornton (Harvey), 8/31 at Bloom (Chicago Heights), 9/7 at Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort), 9/14 Bradley-Bourbonnais (Bradley), 9/21 Lockport, 9/28 at Thornridge (Dolton), 10/5 Thornwood (South Holland), 10/12 at Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor), 10/19 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lincoln-Way East (Frankfort) (61), Homewood-Flossmoor (Flossmoor) (30.9), Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Thornridge (Dolton) (-30.9), Thornwood (South Holland) (-19.1), Bloom (Chicago Heights) (-11.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.2 (28.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.3
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #71
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1579
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 9th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%