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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/White/Gold
Coach: Apostolos Tsiamas
League: Illinois Central Eight (moving from Interstate Eight - Small)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2018 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Drake Sorensen 6'4" 300 OL/DL 5.4
Ben Balmer 5'9" 160 Junior RB/LB 4.9
Logan Heflin 6'0" 180 Senior TE/LB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Returners, Have Several Players Returning Who Missed Last Season Due To Injury
Team Weaknesses: Secondary Instability, Health

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: -1.9
2018 National Rank: #6937
2018 State Rank: #261
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -12.7
2019 National Rank: #5717
2019 State Rank: #210
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 9
Dynasty National Rank: #6443
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.7
Dynasty Record: 70-83 (38-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 4-5
2018 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 28.9
2018 Points Against Average: 22.7
2018 Differential: +6.2
2018 Wins: #5226 Wilmington (19-14), #8352 Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (34-13), #9404 Manteno (33-13), #11179 Manual (Peoria) (57-12)
2018 Losses: #3573 Lisle (34-33), #4429 Herscher (31-21), #5794 Plano (33-13), #6535 Tinley Park (14-13), #8341 Streator (40-37)
2018 Opponents W-L: 40-50
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; Interstate Eight - Large), 2009 (Interstate Eight - Large), 2007 (tied for 1st; Interstate Eight - Large)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Manual (Peoria), 9/6 Tinley Park, 9/13 Reed-Custer (Braidwood), 9/20 at Coal City, 9/27 at Herscher, 10/4 Streator, 10/11 at Manteno, 10/18 Lisle, 10/25 at Wilmington
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Coal City (15.4), Lisle (-11.1), Wilmington (-13.5)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Manual (Peoria) (-35), Reed-Custer (Braidwood) (-34.6), Manteno (-32.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.4
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #270
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6700
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%