St. Laurence (Burbank, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Adam Nissen League: CCL/ESCC - Orange (moving from Chicago Catholic - Green) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2018 JV Record: 3-6 Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nate Thomas 5'11" 210 Junior RB Miles Scott 6'2" 205 Senior WR Myron Lewis 6'0" 270 Senior STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Depth Team Weaknesses: OL Size RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 6.6 2018 National Rank: #4906 2018 State Rank: #166 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: -2.2 2019 National Rank: #3588 2019 State Rank: #125 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 19.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3414 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.7 Dynasty Record: 86-85 (42-31 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 4-7 2018 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd) 2018 Points For Average: 23.5 2018 Points Against Average: 26.4 2018 Differential: -2.9 2018 Wins: #2568 De La Salle (Chicago) (31-28), #5269 Marmion Academy (Aurora) (31-17), #9867 St. Joseph (Westchester) (48-6), #11650 DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (51-7) 2018 Losses: #305 Mount Carmel (Chicago) (40-0), #748 St. Rita (Chicago) (35-7), #1388 Benet Academy (Lisle) (27-10), #1883 Providence Catholic (New Lenox) (35-6), #2568 De La Salle (Chicago) (40-21), #3120 Chicago Hope Academy (Chicago) (27-26), #5836 Fenwick (Oak Park) (28-27) 2018 Opponents W-L: 61-63 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic - White), 2016 (tied for 1st; Chicago Catholic - White), 2015 (Chicago Catholic - White) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/30 Hyde Park (Chicago), 9/6 at Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Blue Island), 9/13 at Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet), 9/20 Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park), 9/27 DePaul College Prep (Chicago), 10/4 Benet Academy (Lisle), 10/11 at Brother Rice (Chicago), 10/18 at Providence Catholic (New Lenox), 10/25 at De La Salle (Chicago) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Nazareth Academy (LaGrange Park) (56), Brother Rice (Chicago) (42.7), Benet Academy (Lisle) (23.1) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (-43.1), Hyde Park (Chicago) (-37.9), Eisenhower [Dwight D.] (Blue Island) (-14.4) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.3 (11.2 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #36 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1083 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-6 2019 Projected League Finish: 4th 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |