West Aurora (Aurora, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Blackhawks
Colors: Red/Blue
Coach: Nate Eimer
League: Southwest Prairie - West (moving from Upstate Eight)
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 6-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Will Tammaru 6'2" 200 Senior QB
Trevon Tittle 5'10" 245 Senior RB
Matt Johnson 6'4" 220 Senior DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Balance, Veteran QB, Pass Rush
Team Weaknesses: OL/DB Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 16.9
2018 National Rank: #2984
2018 State Rank: #109
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 1.1
2019 National Rank: #3013
2019 State Rank: #106
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 21.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2904
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.7
Dynasty Record: 66-83 (37-71 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 41.1
2018 Points Against Average: 11.2
2018 Differential: +29.9
2018 Wins: #5061 Bartlett (27-12), #5646 South Elgin (48-10), #5646 South Elgin (28-20), #7815 Glenbard South (Glen Ellyn) (57-13), #8800 Larkin (Elgin) (55-6), #10929 East Aurora (Aurora) (51-0), #11521 Elgin (45-0), #11972 West Chicago (57-0), #11980 Streamwood (55-0)
2018 Losses: #594 Edwardsville (45-16), #1954 Glenbard East (Lombard) (17-13)
2018 Opponents W-L: 52-56
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Upstate Eight - Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Plainfield South (Plainfield), 9/6 at Plainfield East (Plainfield), 9/13 at Joliet Central (Joliet), 9/20 at Romeoville, 9/27 at Yorkville, 10/4 Oswego, 10/11 Plainfield North (Plainfield), 10/18 at Minooka, 10/25 Oswego East (Oswego)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Oswego (24.5), Minooka (17.7), Yorkville (6.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Romeoville (-29.6), Plainfield East (Plainfield) (-13.8), Joliet Central (Joliet) (-10.3)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 (0.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #76
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2211
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%