Thornton (Harvey, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Dontrell Jackson
League: Southland (moving from Southwest Suburban)
Playoff Division: none

D1 PROSPECT
Desmond Kelly 6'5" 295 Senior OT

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 9.9
2018 National Rank: #4236
2018 State Rank: #145
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.9
2019 Starting Power Rating: -9.3
2019 National Rank: #4988
2019 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 24.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2301
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34
Dynasty Record: 91-66 [92-65 on the field] (64-37 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 5-4
2018 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (7th)
2018 Points For Average: 29.6
2018 Points Against Average: 21.6
2018 Differential: +8
2018 Wins: #3194 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (31-21), #5048 Sandburg [Carl] (Orland Park) (29-14), #7347 Lockport (20-16), #8675 Thornwood (South Holland) (53-8), #13655 West Side (Gary, IN) (58-0)
2018 Losses: #1426 Bolingbrook (43-7), #2012 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (17-7), #2865 Andrew [Victor J.] (Tinley Park) (29-26), #4088 Rich East (Park Forest) (46-35)
2018 Opponents W-L: 39-49
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Southwest Suburban - Red), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southwest Suburban - Red), 2008 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2007 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2006 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2005 (SICA Gray)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 1
Streak List: 10/19/18 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (31-21)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/31 Kankakee, 9/7 at Rich East (Park Forest), 9/14 Thornridge (Dolton), 9/20 at Crete-Monee (Crete), 9/28 at Bloom (Chicago Heights), 10/5 at Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary, IN), 10/11 at Rich South (Richton Park), 10/18 Rich Central (Olympia Fields), 10/26 Thornwood (South Holland)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Crete-Monee (Crete) (33.6), Rich East (Park Forest) (-9.7), Kankakee (-11.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Thornridge (Dolton) (-47), Roosevelt [Theodore] (Gary, IN) (-44.6), Thornwood (South Holland) (-36.9)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #336
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8074
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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