GENERAL
Nickname: Pirates
Colors: Scarlet/Gray
Coach: Corey Olson
League: Mid-Suburban - West
Playoff Division: none
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2017 JV Record: 4-4-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Basa Balanganayi 6'4" 305 Senior T/DT 5.3
Jacob Gronwick 6'2" 175 Senior WR/DB 4.7
Tyler Perryman 5'11" 170 Senior DB 4.7
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Cortez Hogans 6'3" 190 Senior OLB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work-Ethic, Toughness, Coachable
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Size
RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 38.9
2017 National Rank: #768
2017 State Rank: #34
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.3
2018 National Rank: #2129
2018 State Rank: #84
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 34.9
Dynasty National Rank: #947
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.6
Dynasty Record: 96-63 (46-29 in league)
HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 25.9
2017 Points Against Average: 16
2017 Differential: +9.9
2017 Wins: #938 Hoffman Estates (30-7), #1471 South Elgin (24-3), #1631 Evanston (35-12), #2375 Schaumburg (28-21), #3242 Fremd [William] (Palatine) (28-14), #4178 Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates) (27-14), #6311 Wheeling (33-10)
2017 Losses: #115 Maine South (Park Ridge) (17-14), #422 Barrington (26-24), #428 Edwardsville (38-35), #1022 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (14-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 69-48
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2012, 2011, 2008 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 8/31 Rolling Meadows, 9/7 at Glenbrook South (Glenview), 9/14 New Trier (Winnetka), 9/21 Fremd [William] (Palatine), 9/28 at Hoffman Estates, 10/5 Schaumburg, 10/12 at Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates), 10/19 at Barrington
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (23.3), New Trier (Winnetka) (21.9), Barrington (19.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates) (-6.2), Fremd [William] (Palatine) (-1), Glenbrook South (Glenview) (0.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.7 (35.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #879
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%