| Bloom (Chicago Heights, IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blazing Trojan Colors: Royal Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Tony Palombi League: Southland Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Youth/Inexperience At Some Positions RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -20.1 2021 National Rank: #9627 2021 State Rank: #364 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -28.6 2022 National Rank: #8200 2022 State Rank: #315 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 5.8 Dynasty National Rank: #6895 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.4 Dynasty Record: 66-104 (36-59 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 3-6 2021 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th) 2021 Points For Average: 16.2 2021 Points Against Average: 27.6 2021 Differential: -11.4 2021 Wins: #10954 Thornton (Harvey) (2-0), #11675 Thornridge (Dolton) (26-12), #13227 Rauner College Prep (Chicago) (53-0) 2021 Losses: #489 Kankakee (46-6), #671 Crete-Monee (Crete) (68-0), #4015 Thornwood (South Holland) (38-24), #5087 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (33-6), #5957 Rich Township (Olympia Fields) (31-21), #9491 Argo (Summit) (20-8) 2021 Opponents W-L: 42-45 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2007 (tied for 1st; SICA - East) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 1 officially, 0 on field Streak List: 10/23/21 Thornton (Harvey) (2-0) SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/27 UIC College Prep (Chicago), 9/2 at Argo (Summit), 9/10 Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights), 9/17 Thornridge (Dolton), 9/23 at Rich Township (Olympia Fields), 9/30 at Thornwood (South Holland), 10/8 Kankakee, 10/15 Crete-Monee (Crete), 10/22 at Thornton (Harvey) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Crete-Monee (Crete) (29), Kankakee (18.3), Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights) (-6.8) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Thornridge (Dolton) (-54.1), Argo (Summit) (-50.2), UIC College Prep (Chicago) (-47.2) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.6 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.6 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #294 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7275 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2022 Projected League Finish: 5th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |