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GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/Black
Coach: Mike Allen
League: Heart of Illinois - Large (moving from Heart of Illinois - Small)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 6-1

TOP PLAYERS
Nathan Garard Senior QB/S 5.0
Jared Trantina Senior TB/OLB 4.7
Bryce Barnes Senior TE/OLB 4.9

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Strength, Speed
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 37.7
2017 National Rank: #848
2017 State Rank: #39
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 24.6
2018 National Rank: #751
2018 State Rank: #24
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12
Dynasty National Rank: #5711
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.6
Dynasty Record: 114-46 (77-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 14-0
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 42.3
2017 Points Against Average: 8.1
2017 Differential: +34.2
2017 Wins: #1379 Newman Central Catholic (Sterling) (14-8), #1718 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (38-32), #3443 West Carroll (Savanna) (24-6), #5225 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (45-18), #5225 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (42-7), #5263 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (50-14), #5683 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (39-7), #5769 Eureka (41-7), #7486 Fisher (42-6), #10646 Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax) (47-0), #10893 LeRoy (47-0), #12192 Tremont (49-0), #12742 Heyworth (53-0), #14027 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (61-8)
2017 Losses: none
2017 Opponents W-L: 77-70
Recent State Championships: 2017 (2A)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (Heart of Illinois - Small), 2016 (Heart of Illinois - Small), 2015 (Heart of Illinois), 2008 (tied for 1st; Heart of Illinois), 2006 (Heart of Illinois)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/25/17 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (39-7), 9/1/17 Fisher (42-6), 9/8/17 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (45-18), 9/15/17 LeRoy (47-0), 9/22/17 Eureka (41-7), 9/29/17 Tremont (49-0), 10/6/17 Ridgeview/Lexington (Colfax) (47-0), 10/13/17 Flanagan/Woodland (Flanagan) (61-8), 10/21/17 Heyworth (53-0), 10/28/17 Pearl City-Eastland (Pearl City) (50-14), 11/4/17 West Carroll (Savanna) (24-6), 11/11/17 El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (42-7), 11/18/17 Newman Central Catholic (Sterling) (14-8), 11/24/17 Maroa-Forsyth (Maroa) (38-32)

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton), 8/31 at Eureka, 9/7 Heyworth, 9/14 Fieldcrest (Minonk), 9/21 at Fisher, 9/28 Tri-Valley (Downs), 10/5 at LeRoy, 10/12 at El Paso-Gridley (El Paso), 10/19 Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Tri-Valley (Downs) (2.4), El Paso-Gridley (El Paso) (-4.9), Fieldcrest (Minonk) (-8.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Heyworth (-47.8), LeRoy (-28), Deer Creek-Mackinaw (Mackinaw) (-26.8)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 (8.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -18.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #302
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7821
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 91%