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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Apostolos Tsiamas
League: Interstate Eight - Small
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 7-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Ryan Brewer 5'10" Senior RB/ILB 4.7
Drake Sorensen 6'4" 265 OL/DE 5.1
Mark Uthe 6'1" 230 Senior C/NG 5.2

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Physical, Running Game, Defense
Team Weaknesses: Many New Starters, Youth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 25.8
2017 National Rank: #1988
2017 State Rank: #77
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 0.7
2018 National Rank: #3433
2018 State Rank: #131
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #6418
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.1
Dynasty Record: 66-78 (36-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 9-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 36.3
2017 Points Against Average: 15.3
2017 Differential: +21
2017 Wins: #2001 Herscher (35-28), #4756 Manteno (41-13), #4901 Coal City (30-24), #5683 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (41-20), #6954 Streator (53-14), #8029 Lisle (27-7), #10806 Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (45-6), #11264 Seneca (49-0), #11720 Westmont (41-0)
2017 Losses: #561 Immaculate Conception (Elmhurst) (29-16), #2583 Wilmington (27-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 67-47
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Interstate Eight - Large), 2009 (Interstate Eight - Large), 2007 (tied for 1st; Interstate Eight - Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Manual (Peoria), 8/31 at Tinley Park, 9/7 Reed-Custer (Braidwood), 9/14 vs Lisle, 9/21 at Wilmington, 9/28 Plano, 10/5 at Herscher, 10/12 Manteno, 10/19 at Streator
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wilmington (9.7), Herscher (0.1), Manteno (-8.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-51.7), Plano (-26.7), Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (-24.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 (11.7 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.8
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #285
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7099
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%