| Hillsboro (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hilltoppers Colors: Orange/Black Coach: Joe Reed League: South Central Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2021 JV Record: 3-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Blaze Helton 6'2" 230 Senior RB/LB 4.9 Jaben Compton 6'1" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.7 Zane Duff 5'9" 190 Senior QB/DB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, 7 Returning Defensive Starters, Backfield Experience Team Weaknesses: Some Line Inexperience RATINGS 2021 Final Power Rating: -10.9 2021 National Rank: #7900 2021 State Rank: #302 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2022 Starting Power Rating: -23.1 2022 National Rank: #7127 2022 State Rank: #274 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): -3.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9731 2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.3 Dynasty Record: 91-90 (67-75 in league) HISTORICAL 2021 Overall Record: 4-5 2021 League Record/Finish: 4-4 (tied for 5th) 2021 Points For Average: 26 2021 Points Against Average: 22.2 2021 Differential: +3.8 2021 Wins: #9003 Southwestern (Piasa) (41-14), #11211 Gillespie (56-25), #11818 Staunton/Bunker Hill (Staunton) (40-7), #13014 Litchfield (48-6) 2021 Losses: #2865 Pana (42-7), #4525 Carlinville (42-8), #5198 Vandalia (33-20), #5507 Paris (3-0), #8459 Greenville (28-14) 2021 Opponents W-L: 48-44 Recent League Championships: 2006 (South Central - East), 2005 (tied for 1st; South Central East), 2003 (South Central East) Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: 4 Streak List: 10/1/21 Gillespie (56-25), 10/8/21 Staunton/Bunker Hill (Staunton) (40-7), 10/15/21 Southwestern (Piasa) (41-14), 10/22/21 Litchfield (48-6) SCHEDULE 2022 Schedule: 8/26 Greenville, 9/2 at Pana, 9/9 Carlinville, 9/16 at Vandalia, 9/23 at North Mac (Virden), 9/30 Gillespie, 10/7 at Staunton/Bunker Hill (Staunton), 10/14 Southwestern (Piasa), 10/21 at Litchfield/Mt. Olive (Litchfield) Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Pana (6.8), North Mac (Virden) (-6.3), Vandalia (-17.3) Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Gillespie (-56.5), Staunton/Bunker Hill (Staunton) (-51.7), Southwestern (Piasa) (-33.3) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.9 2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.9 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #299 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7361 2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2022 Projected League Finish: 6th 2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |