| Buffalo Grove (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bison Colors: Midnight Blue/Burnt Orange/White Coach: Jeffrey Vlk League: Mid-Suburban - East Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2021 JV Record: 9-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Michael Cervantes 5'11" 180 Senior QB/DB 4.6 C.J. Relias 6'0" 240 Senior OL/DL 5.0 Anthony Palano 6'0" 190 Junior LB/WR 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Some Experience Team Weaknesses: Lost 37 Seniors, Leadership Lost To Graduation RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: 23.3 2021 National Rank: #1782 2021 State Rank: #69 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: 2.1 2022 National Rank: #2713 2022 State Rank: #96 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 18 Dynasty National Rank: #3395 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9 Dynasty Record: 77-96 (41-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 9-2 2021 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2021 Points For Average: 32.2 2021 Points Against Average: 13.9 2021 Differential: +18.3 2021 Wins: #2128 Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) (21-20), #2780 Lincoln-Way West (New Lenox) (22-19), #3093 Rolling Meadows (14-13), #3385 Conant [James B.] (Hoffman Estates) (41-35), #7583 Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (49-6), #7678 Lincoln-Way Central (New Lenox) (41-0), #7842 Niles North (Skokie) (67-17), #9702 Maine West (Des Plaines) (42-6), #9860 Wheeling (35-7) 2021 Losses: #1022 Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (13-8), #1022 Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (17-14) 2021 Opponents W-L: 53-57 Recent League Championships: 2021 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/26 Lyons (LaGrange), 9/2 Palatine, 9/9 Highland Park, 9/15 at Deerfield, 9/23 at Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village), 9/30 Wheeling, 10/7 at Prospect (Mt. Prospect), 10/14 Rolling Meadows, 10/21 at Hersey [John] (Arlington Heights) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Prospect (Mt. Prospect) (18.4), Palatine (13.2), Lyons (LaGrange) (3.7) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Wheeling (-34.1), Highland Park (-27.1), Elk Grove (Elk Grove Village) (-20.7) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 (8.1 overall) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.7 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.8 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #81 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2571 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4 2022 Projected League Finish: 4th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |