| Shepard [Alan B.] (Palos Heights, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Astros Colors: Brown/Orange Coach: John Rone League: South Suburban - Red Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 0 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2018 JV Record: 4-4-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jalen Smith 5'11" 170 Junior WR/DB 4.6 Elijah Vinson 6'2" 205 Senior WR/DB 4.6 Matthew Hightower 6'2" 215 Senior RB/LB 4.51 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Athleticism, Speed Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 17.9 2018 National Rank: #2834 2018 State Rank: #103 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -6.9 2019 National Rank: #4472 2019 State Rank: #156 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 7.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6931 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.3 Dynasty Record: 69-86 (44-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 8-3 2018 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 32.8 2018 Points Against Average: 24.4 2018 Differential: +8.4 2018 Wins: #3713 Evergreen Park (51-13), #3977 Springfield (51-36), #5511 Leyden (Franklin Park) (18-14), #5636 Reavis (Burbank) (58-9), #5674 Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Blue Island) (32-18), #5895 Argo (Summit) (40-28), #7911 Stagg [Amos Alonzo] (Palos Hills) (46-9), #9092 Oak Lawn (28-18) 2018 Losses: #737 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (50-13), #816 Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) (47-7), #2438 Normal West (Normal) (26-17) 2018 Opponents W-L: 68-47 Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 Leyden (Franklin Park), 9/6 St. Francis (Wheaton), 9/13 at Reavis (Burbank), 9/20 at Evergreen Park, 9/27 at Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Blue Island), 10/4 Oak Lawn, 10/11 at Lemont, 10/18 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn), 10/25 Argo (Summit) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (25.1), St. Francis (Wheaton) (9.8), Lemont (0.3) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Oak Lawn (-28.4), Argo (Summit) (-24.5), Leyden (Franklin Park) (-22) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.2 (11.2 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.8 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3742 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |