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GENERAL
Nickname: Barbs
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Keith Snyder
League: DuPage Valley (moving from Northern Illinois Big 12 - East)
Playoff Division: none

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

TOP PLAYERS
Donovan Lacy 5'11" 180 Senior FS/SB 4.54
Jalon Redmond 6'1" 190 Senior RB/DE 4.71
Alex Siebens 6'2" 175 Senior WR 4.74

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Spencer Harris 6'4" 295 Senior OG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed
Team Weaknesses: Roster Size

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 31.8
2018 National Rank: #1163
2018 State Rank: #46
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.3
2019 Starting Power Rating: 12.5
2019 National Rank: #1547
2019 State Rank: #57
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 17.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3947
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5
Dynasty Record: 70-88 (30-57 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 27.3
2018 Points Against Average: 11.3
2018 Differential: +16
2018 Wins: #1470 Sycamore (17-14), #1740 Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake) (20-15), #1911 Yorkville (31-0), #2659 Morris (34-21), #3434 Lake Park (Roselle) (27-0), #5296 Metea Valley (Aurora) (34-6), #5507 Geneseo (40-11), #7760 LaSalle-Peru (LaSalle) (50-8)
2018 Losses: #952 Lake Zurich (17-0), #1477 Kaneland (Maple Park) (21-20)
2018 Opponents W-L: 50-50
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st; Northern Illinois Big 12 - East), 2017 (tied for 1st; Northern Illinois Big 12 - East), 2016 (Northern Illinois Big 12 - East), 2015 (Northern Illinois Big 12 - East), 2014 (Northern Illinois Big 12 - East)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Lake Park (Roselle), 9/6 Sycamore, 9/13 Edwardsville, 9/20 at Neuqua Valley (Naperville), 9/27 at Metea Valley (Aurora), 10/4 Waubonsie Valley (Aurora), 10/11 Naperville North (Naperville), 10/18 at Naperville Central (Naperville), 10/25 at Alton
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Naperville Central (Naperville) (31.3), Edwardsville (19.2), Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) (13)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Naperville North (Naperville) (-3.8), Metea Valley (Aurora) (-1.3), Lake Park (Roselle) (-0.8)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8 (19.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #762
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%