Crystal Lake South (Crystal Lake, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gators
Colors: Green/Gold/White
Coach: Rob Fontana
League: Fox Valley
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nate Compere 6'4" 255 Senior OL/DL
Nathan VanWitzenburg 5'11" 190 Senior RB
Michael Prokos 6'0" 180 Junior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, 4 All-Conference Players Return, Football IQ
Team Weaknesses: Graduation Losses

RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2021 National Rank: #3103
2021 State Rank: #116
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
2022 Starting Power Rating: 4.2
2022 National Rank: #2425
2022 State Rank: #83
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 27.3
Dynasty National Rank: #1648
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.1
Dynasty Record: 125-73 (74-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 5-5
2021 League Record/Finish: 5-4 (tied for 5th)
2021 Points For Average: 34.7
2021 Points Against Average: 38.2
2021 Differential: -3.5
2021 Wins: #3099 Hampshire (48-37), #3666 Huntley (28-14), #4112 Central (Burlington) (44-26), #4980 McHenry (33-11), #7727 Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (39-23)
2021 Losses: #102 Cary-Grove (Cary) (60-20), #938 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (63-21), #1137 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (42-38), #1661 Harlem (Machesney Park) (64-39), #1743 Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake) (42-37)
2021 Opponents W-L: 60-47
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Fox Valley - Valley), 2010 (Fox Valley - Valley)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin), 9/2 at Cary-Grove (Cary), 9/9 Hampshire, 9/16 at Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville), 9/23 Central (Burlington), 9/30 Crystal Lake Central (Crystal Lake), 10/7 at McHenry, 10/14 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake), 10/21 at Huntley
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Cary-Grove (Cary) (37.5), Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (21.9), Jacobs [H. D.] (Algonquin) (18.5)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Dundee-Crown (Carpentersville) (-25.1), McHenry (-20.7), Central (Burlington) (-5.2)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.9 (19.6 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #44
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1350
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2022 Projected League Finish: 4th
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%