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GENERAL
Nickname: Cadets
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Dan Thorpe
League: Chicago Catholic - Green
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: QB, Attitude/Work-Ethic/Confidence
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size, Depth, Backfield/DB Inexperience

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 11.6
2017 National Rank: #4342
2017 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -6.9
2018 National Rank: #4858
2018 State Rank: #191
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2660
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.4
Dynasty Record: 82-69 (38-44 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 29.8
2017 Points Against Average: 31
2017 Differential: -1.2
2017 Wins: #2102 Montini Catholic (Lombard) (28-27), #5147 Shepard [Alan B.] (Palos Heights) (34-7), #5433 Bishop McNamara (Kankakee) (34-31), #9541 St. Francis (Wheaton) (42-14), #11922 Phoenix Military Academy/Alcott/DeVry Advantage Academy (Chicago) (49-0), #13859 DuSable (Chicago) (42-8)
2017 Losses: #624 St. Rita (Chicago) (47-14), #1102 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (45-14), #1386 St. Laurence (Burbank) (55-10), #2109 St. Ignatius (Chicago) (42-12), #3554 Fenwick (Oak Park) (47-36), #3787 De La Salle (Chicago) (49-42)
2017 Opponents W-L: 73-56
Recent League Championships: 2009 (Suburban Christian - Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at DePaul College Prep (Chicago), 8/31 DuSable (Chicago), 9/7 at Montini Catholic (Lombard), 9/14 St. Laurence (Burbank), 9/21 Mount Carmel (Chicago), 9/28 at De La Salle (Chicago), 10/5 Brother Rice (Chicago), 10/12 at Fenwick (Oak Park), 10/19 St. Joseph (Westchester)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Carmel (Chicago) (33.4), St. Laurence (Burbank) (15.3), De La Salle (Chicago) (9.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: DuSable (Chicago) (-59.6), DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (-26.2), St. Joseph (Westchester) (-23.7)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (16.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #134
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3860
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%