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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Silver/Blue
Coach: John Tsarouchas
League: Chicago Public Illini - Red Bird
Playoff Division: none

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Eric Rooks 6'2" 205 Senior WR

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -8.3
2017 National Rank: #8878
2017 State Rank: #322
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +6.9
2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.6
2018 National Rank: #7309
2018 State Rank: #277
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -4.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10492
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.3
Dynasty Record: 82-59 (59-29 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 21
2017 Points Against Average: 26
2017 Differential: -5
2017 Wins: #11887 Von Steuben (Chicago) (44-16), #12237 Dunbar (Chicago) (74-0), #13238 Young [Whitney] (Chicago) (2-0)
2017 Losses: #471 Mount Carmel (Chicago) (53-0), #1374 Simeon (Chicago) (40-0), #1631 Evanston (38-12), #2623 Curie [Marie Sklodowska] (Chicago) (38-14), #7744 Payton College Prep [Walter] (Chicago) (23-20), #7950 Lane Tech (Chicago) (26-23)
2017 Opponents W-L: 54-42
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2014 (Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2011 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2009 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2005 (Chicago Public Windy City), 2003 (Chicago Public Second City)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at St. Patrick (Chicago), 8/31 at Evanston, 9/7 at Morgan Park (Chicago), 9/14 at Curie [Marie Sklodowska] (Chicago), 9/21 at Solorio Academy [Eric] (Chicago), 9/28 Lincoln Park (Chicago), 10/4 Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago), 10/13 Simeon (Chicago), 10/18 Hubbard (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Simeon (Chicago) (20.1), Evanston (17), Curie [Marie Sklodowska] (Chicago) (5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Perspectives Leadership/Perspectives-IIT Math & Science/Joslin/Perspectives Tech (Chicago) (-27.3), Lincoln Park (Chicago) (-21.7), Morgan Park (Chicago) (-20)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (6.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #115
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3233
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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