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GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Todd Evers
League: Little Illini
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 2-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Braden VonDohlen 5'11" 175 Senior RB/DB 4.5
Jesse Burdick 6'7" 200 Junior DE/WR 5.0
Marcus Downs 6'5" 190 Senior QB/WR 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed, Quickness, DL
Team Weaknesses: Size, Strength

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -5.4
2017 National Rank: #8229
2017 State Rank: #304
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.4
2018 National Rank: #7269
2018 State Rank: #273
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 8.2
Dynasty National Rank: #6876
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 112-48 (94-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2017 Points For Average: 26
2017 Points Against Average: 19.2
2017 Differential: +6.8
2017 Wins: #8468 Paris (35-14), #11205 Richland County (Olney) (28-20), #11510 Flora (40-8), #12818 Robinson (39-7), #13132 Casey-Westfield (Casey) (36-8), #13809 Lawrenceville (53-6)
2017 Losses: #3389 St. Teresa (Decatur) (34-8), #4070 Red Hill (Bridgeport) (32-6), #4332 Geneseo (35-7), #5347 Newton (28-8)
2017 Opponents W-L: 51-48
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Lawrenceville, 8/31 at Flora, 9/7 South Vermillion (Clinton, IN), 9/14 Robinson, 9/21 at Richland County (Olney), 9/28 Paris, 10/5 at Red Hill (Bridgeport), 10/12 Casey-Westfield (Casey), 10/19 at Newton
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Newton (-8.2), Red Hill (Bridgeport) (-10.2), South Vermillion (Clinton, IN) (-18.9)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lawrenceville (-64), Casey-Westfield (Casey) (-48.9), Robinson (-45.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.4 (-4.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #453
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11985
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%