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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Brian Melvin
League: Fox Valley (moving from Kishwaukee River)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 4-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Matthew Muetterties 6'4" 240 Senior DL/OL
Jake Schmitt 6'2" 235 Senior OL/DL
Jake Lenschow 6'3" 190 Senior QB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL Returns Intact, Players Have Bought Into Culture
Team Weaknesses: Extremely Young, Must Find RB, Roster Size

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -1.5
2018 National Rank: #6841
2018 State Rank: #256
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -14.3
2019 National Rank: #6068
2019 State Rank: #225
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 13.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5018
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.1
Dynasty Record: 79-76 (51-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 3-6
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2018 Points For Average: 15.9
2018 Points Against Average: 24.6
2018 Differential: -8.7
2018 Wins: #8120 Harvard (25-13), #9721 Woodstock (14-10), #11859 Westmont (43-12)
2018 Losses: #1470 Sycamore (33-6), #1543 Richmond-Burton (Richmond) (45-7), #2328 Marengo (35-14), #2968 St. Francis (Wheaton) (35-7), #3913 Johnsburg (14-13), #4991 Woodstock North (Woodstock) (24-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 57-38
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Big Northern - East), 2003 (Big Northern Red)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/19/18 Westmont (43-12)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/6 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake), 9/13 at McHenry, 9/20 at Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake), 9/27 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 10/4 Hampshire, 10/11 at Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 10/18 at Huntley, 10/25 Cary-Grove (Cary)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cary-Grove (Cary) (38), Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (24.6), Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (3.1)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hampshire (-28.9), Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (-18), McHenry (-5.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1759
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2019 Projected League Finish: 8th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%