Eureka (IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Kelly Green/White Coach: Jason Bachman League: Heart of Illinois - Large Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 7-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Alex Brittain 6'2" 210 WR/OLB 4.8 Jonah Hahn 5'10" 175 Senior RB/OLB 4.6 Asher Wiegand 5'7" 140 Senior RB/NG 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Athletic, Top 2 WRs Return, Speed Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 4.9 2017 National Rank: #5769 2017 State Rank: #219 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -18.1 2018 National Rank: #7434 2018 State Rank: #283 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 3.9 Dynasty National Rank: #8190 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 22 Dynasty Record: 19-29 (11-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 25.7 2017 Points Against Average: 16.3 2017 Differential: +9.4 2017 Wins: #6767 Fieldcrest (Minonk) (21-13), #8090 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (23-7), #8537 Jamaica/Catlin (Sidell) (27-10), #10646 Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax) (35-16), #12192 Tremont (55-0), #14027 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (52-8) 2017 Losses: #848 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (41-7), #1433 Byron (28-7), #3904 Tri-Valley (Downs) (14-7), #5225 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (26-23) 2017 Opponents W-L: 64-43 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 at LeRoy, 8/31 Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City), 9/7 at Flanagan/Woodland/Roanoke-Benson (Flanagan), 9/14 at Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw), 9/21 Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax), 9/28 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 10/5 at Tremont, 10/12 Fieldcrest (Minonk), 10/19 at Tri-Valley (Downs) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City) (24.6), Tri-Valley (Downs) (2.4), El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (-4.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tremont (-32.7), Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax) (-30), LeRoy (-28) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.1 (6.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.3 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #213 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5539 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%