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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Royal Blue/White
Coach: Ray Mertens
League: North Suburban
Playoff Division: none

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Bryan Sanborn 6'2" 210 Senior LB

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 14.7
2020 National Rank: #3006
2020 State Rank: #92
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.7
2021 Starting Power Rating: 2.9
2021 National Rank: #2969
2021 State Rank: #103
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 41.6
Dynasty National Rank: #358
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 38.7
Dynasty Record: 150-58 (86-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 3-3
2020 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2020 Points For Average: 14.5
2020 Points Against Average: 13.2
2020 Differential: +1.3
2020 Wins: #4009 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (6-0), #6092 Mundelein (23-0), #11251 Waukegan (49-0)
2020 Losses: #561 Warren Township (Gurnee) (43-0), #974 Lake Forest (21-3), #2334 Libertyville (15-6)
2020 Opponents W-L: 18-15
Recent State Championships: 2007 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2012 (tied for 1st; North Suburban - Lake), 2011 (tied for 1st; North Suburban - Lake), 2007 (North Suburban - Lake)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 2
Streak List: 4/16/21 Waukegan (49-0), 4/23/21 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (6-0)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 8/27 at Fremd [William] (Palatine), 9/3 St. Charles North (St. Charles), 9/10 at Libertyville, 9/17 Warren Township (Gurnee), 9/24 at Zion-Benton (Zion), 10/1 at Mundelein, 10/8 Lake Forest, 10/15 at Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 10/22 Waukegan
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Warren Township (Gurnee) (39.5), Lake Forest (23.1), St. Charles North (St. Charles) (16.5)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Waukegan (-48), Zion-Benton (Zion) (-18.5), Mundelein (-15.5)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.1
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2117
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2021 Projected League Finish: 4th
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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