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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Patrick Etherton
League: Apollo
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Sage Davis 6'1" 225 Senior RB/OLB
Drew London 6'4" 215 Junior TE/S
Aaron Valdez 6'0" 225 Senior DE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returning Starters, Top 2 RBs/Top 2 WRs Are Back, HM All-State RB Returns
Team Weaknesses: Graduated 2 OL

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 0.1
2018 National Rank: #6383
2018 State Rank: #239
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -6.7
2019 National Rank: #4434
2019 State Rank: #154
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 13.2
Dynasty National Rank: #5210
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.9
Dynasty Record: 108-57 (74-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 6-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2018 Points For Average: 20.5
2018 Points Against Average: 15
2018 Differential: +5.5
2018 Wins: #7935 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (27-12), #8019 Triad (Troy) (19-15), #9832 Limestone (Bartonville) (12-6), #10054 Lincoln (13-3), #11662 Macomb (55-0), #11673 Charleston (23-6)
2018 Losses: #2128 Cahokia (22-6), #2939 Taylorville (30-22), #3135 Effingham (41-14), #4809 Mattoon (15-14)
2018 Opponents W-L: 49-52
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/31 at Highland, 9/6 at Dunlap, 9/13 Charleston, 9/20 at Mattoon, 9/27 at Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet), 10/4 Taylorville, 10/11 at Lincoln, 10/18 Effingham, 10/25 Triad (Troy)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Highland (4.3), Mattoon (-4.7), Effingham (-7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Charleston (-50), Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (-28.3), Lincoln (-27.7)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.3 (-0.7 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.7
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #276
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6797
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%