| Sycamore (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Joe Ryan League: Northern Illinois Big 12 - East Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Grayson Burns 6'0" 200 Senior LB 4.8 Jake Siegal 6'4" 230 Senior DE 4.8 Manny Dominguez 6'0" 180 Junior DB/SB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Very Talented Junior Class Team Weaknesses: Will Rely Heavily On Some Inexperienced Juniors RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7.8 2017 National Rank: #5116 2017 State Rank: #190 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -5.2 2018 National Rank: #4551 2018 State Rank: #180 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26 Dynasty National Rank: #2171 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.2 Dynasty Record: 90-67 (36-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 3-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-3 (4th) 2017 Points For Average: 17 2017 Points Against Average: 21.1 2017 Differential: -4.1 2017 Wins: #5991 Yorkville (7-3), #7134 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (14-6), #13367 Robeson (Chicago) (70-8) 2017 Losses: #406 Sterling (28-14), #968 Morris (28-11), #1336 DeKalb (33-0), #2065 Rochelle (43-21), #2394 Kaneland (Maple Park) (21-0), #4807 Grayslake North (Grayslake) (20-16) 2017 Opponents W-L: 60-39 Recent League Championships: 2013 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Central (Burlington), 9/1 Westinghouse (Chicago), 9/7 at Woodstock, 9/14 vs DeKalb, 9/21 at Yorkville, 9/28 Kaneland (Maple Park), 10/5 at Morris, 10/12 at Geneseo, 10/19 Sterling Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sterling (17.9), Morris (15.9), DeKalb (14.7) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Westinghouse (Chicago) (-26), Woodstock (-25.4), Central (Burlington) (-12) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #106 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2972 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |