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GENERAL
Nickname: Comets
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brian Spooner
League: Sangamon Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 2
2017 JV Record: 5-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Canyon Burrow 5'10" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.9
Caleb Toberman 6'4" 230 Junior OL/DE 5.1
Kodie Willis 6'1" 170 Senior TE/LB 5.0

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: DBs, WRs
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 4 Of 5 OL Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 9.5
2017 National Rank: #4773
2017 State Rank: #178
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -11.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.5
2018 National Rank: #7291
2018 State Rank: #274
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.9
Dynasty National Rank: #5466
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.4
Dynasty Record: 106-56 (61-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 40.2
2017 Points Against Average: 22.3
2017 Differential: +17.9
2017 Wins: #5683 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (27-7), #6231 Watseka/St. Anne (Watseka) (54-21), #9121 Mercer County (Aledo) (43-22), #9276 Momence (50-47), #11889 Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight) (49-12), #13099 Hoopeston/Armstrong/Schlarman (Hoopeston) (54-7), #13569 Iroquois West (Gilman) (47-0), #13998 South Newton (Kentland, IN) (43-0)
2017 Losses: #1736 Tuscola (36-20), #2001 Herscher (69-34), #3136 Orion (24-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 60-54
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014, 2013, 2010, 2008 (tied for 1st), 2003 (tied for 1st; Sangamon Illini Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown), 8/31 at Herscher, 9/7 Westville, 9/14 at Dwight/Gardner-South Wilmington (Dwight), 9/21 Seneca, 9/28 at Watseka, 10/5 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 10/12 Iroquois West (Gilman), 10/19 at Momence
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Herscher (0.1), Westville (-6), Momence (-19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Iroquois West (Gilman) (-52.1), Seneca (-36.9), Georgetown-Ridge Farm (Georgetown) (-33.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (-1.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #339
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9112
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%