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GENERAL
Coach: Matt Kelly
League: Chicago Catholic - Red
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2017 JV Record: 5-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Patrick Ross 6'4" 250 Senior T/DL 5.0
Trevor Land 6'2" 190 Junior QB 4.7
Neil Campbell 5'10" 175 Junior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Difficult Schedule

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 14.8
2017 National Rank: #3715
2017 State Rank: #143
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 7.7
2018 National Rank: #2353
2018 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -1
Dynasty National Rank: #9601
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.7
Dynasty Record: 71-37 (52-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 26.7
2017 Points Against Average: 23.4
2017 Differential: +3.3
2017 Wins: #4780 Tinley Park (55-39), #5369 St. Edward (Elgin) (36-33), #5433 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) (2-0), #7247 Leo (Chicago) (41-26), #9318 St. Joseph (Westchester) (21-0), #9541 St. Francis (Wheaton) (2-0), #10359 DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (52-6), #10814 Orr (Chicago) (49-0)
2017 Losses: #621 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (56-14), #1386 St. Laurence (Burbank) (56-0), #1379 Newman Central Catholic (Sterling) (41-22)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-57
Recent League Championships: 2017
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 vs Mount Carmel (Chicago), 8/31 at DePaul College Prep (Chicago), 9/7 St. Edward (Elgin), 9/14 St. Ignatius (Chicago), 9/21 at St. Laurence (Burbank), 9/28 at Providence Catholic (New Lenox), 10/5 Leo (Chicago), 10/12 at St. Joseph (Westchester), 10/20 vs Guerin College Prep (River Grove)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Carmel (Chicago) (33.4), St. Ignatius (Chicago) (17.7), St. Laurence (Burbank) (15.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Guerin College Prep (River Grove) (-55.4), DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (-26.2), St. Joseph (Westchester) (-23.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (10.3 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #145
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4039
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%