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GENERAL
Nickname: Braves
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Patrick Etherton
League: Apollo
Playoff Division: none

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 9

TOP PLAYERS
Brayden Trimble Junior WR/DB
Grant McAtee Senior WR/DB
Cameron Schroth Senior LB

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2022 National Rank: #6176
2022 State Rank: #218
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -17.5
2023 National Rank: #5366
2023 State Rank: #176
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #4057
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.8
Dynasty Record: 32-14 (20-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 6-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 29.5
2022 Points Against Average: 25.3
2022 Differential: +4.2
2022 Wins: #4547 Effingham (39-36), #6792 Mater Dei (Breese) (38-35), #7267 Lincoln (41-14), #9592 Mattoon (42-21), #10089 Taylorville (21-6), #12192 Limestone (Bartonville) (48-7)
2022 Losses: #2010 Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (49-14), #2513 Collinsville (34-7), #5149 Central (Breese) (21-18), #7593 Charleston (30-27)
2022 Opponents W-L: 48-50
Recent League Championships: 2019, 2016, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/26 Limestone (Bartonville), 9/1 Triad (Troy), 9/8 Salem, 9/15 at Taylorville, 9/22 Mattoon, 9/29 at Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet), 10/6 Charleston, 10/13 at Effingham, 10/20 Mater Dei (Breese)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Mahomet-Seymour (Mahomet) (7.7), Triad (Troy) (-11.5), Effingham (-14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Limestone (Bartonville) (-66.2), Salem (-38.9), Mattoon (-37.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.3 (-4.7 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.9
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -25.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #236
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7393
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%