Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (Gibson City, IL) previews home 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% |