Mercer County (Aledo, IL)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Navy/Vegas Gold Coach: Andrew Hofer League: Lincoln Trail-Prairieland - Large (moving from Lincoln Trail) Playoff Division: none RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 0.6 2022 National Rank: #5500 2022 State Rank: #189 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.8 2023 Starting Power Rating: -21.3 2023 National Rank: #6085 2023 State Rank: #202 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7081 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6 Dynasty Record: 28-18 (24-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 7-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2022 Points For Average: 33.5 2022 Points Against Average: 16.9 2022 Differential: +16.6 2022 Wins: #6163 Farmington (24-8), #7164 Wethersfield/Annawan (Kewanee) (43-0), #7375 ROWVA/Williamsfield (Oneida) (48-28), #8748 Stark County (Toulon) (28-0), #10365 Princeville (51-14), #11906 United (Monmouth) (28-0), #12586 Abingdon/Avon (Abingdon) (59-7) 2022 Losses: #2086 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (53-6), #4081 Knoxville (32-22), #5301 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (27-26) 2022 Opponents W-L: 60-44 Recent State Championships: 2012 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2022 (tied for 1st; Lincoln Trail), 2013 (tied for 1st; Lincoln Trail), 2012 (Lincoln Trail), 2011 (Lincoln Trail), 2009 (tied for 1st; West Prairie Trail - Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 United (Monmouth), 9/1 at St. Bede (Peru), 9/8 at Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley (Lewistown), 9/15 Farmington, 9/22 at Knoxville, 9/29 at Elmwood/Brimfield (Elmwood), 10/6 Illini West (Carthage), 10/13 Macomb, 10/20 at West Hancock co-op [Hamilton/Warsaw] (Hamilton) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Knoxville (-10.8), Macomb (-14.4), Farmington (-21.2) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Lewistown/Cuba/Spoon River Valley (Lewistown) (-79.8), West Hancock co-op [Hamilton/Warsaw] (Hamilton) (-75.5), United (Monmouth) (-57.8) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 (-9 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -41.6 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -34.2 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #404 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10951 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 4th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.