Effingham (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Flaming Hearts Colors: Red/White/Forest Green Coach: Brett Hefner League: Apollo Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 20.3 2017 National Rank: #2776 2017 State Rank: #107 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3 2018 Starting Power Rating: 7 2018 National Rank: #2441 2018 State Rank: #102 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 10.7 Dynasty National Rank: #6110 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.7 Dynasty Record: 88-62 (71-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 9-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 40.9 2017 Points Against Average: 19 2017 Differential: +21.9 2017 Wins: #3435 Taylorville (50-37), #4756 Manteno (48-21), #6560 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (41-6), #7230 Mt. Zion (37-19), #9688 Mattoon (55-13), #10252 Lincoln (63-14), #11155 Salem (48-15), #11397 Charleston (28-0), #12193 Macomb (40-0) 2017 Losses: #601 Highland (57-14), #9722 Mater Dei (Breese) (27-26) 2017 Opponents W-L: 48-59 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2014 (tied for 1st), 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Mater Dei (Breese), 8/31 Taylorville, 9/7 Mt. Zion, 9/14 at Lincoln, 9/21 at Macomb, 9/28 at Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet), 10/5 Charleston, 10/12 at Mattoon, 10/19 Carterville Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Taylorville (10.5), Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (-10.6), Mt. Zion (-13.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Charleston (-43.3), Macomb (-39.3), Mattoon (-24.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8 (5.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8515 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 36% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.