Salem (IL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Green/White/Scarlet Coach: Kevin Greene League: Cahokia - Mississippi Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2022 JV Record: 3-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Samuel Greene 5'10" 165 Senior QB 4.5 Caleb Smith 6'0" 240 Senior LB/RB 4.8 Connor Tennyson 6'1" 180 Senior LB/WR 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Experience, K/P Returns Team Weaknesses: RB/DB Inexperience RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -20.5 2022 National Rank: #9733 2022 State Rank: #360 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -38.7 2023 National Rank: #9277 2023 State Rank: #330 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -11.1 Dynasty National Rank: #8540 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.8 Dynasty Record: 23-22 (12-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 2-7 2022 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2022 Points For Average: 19.6 2022 Points Against Average: 30.4 2022 Differential: -10.8 2022 Wins: #8668 Freeburg (21-14), #12981 Marquette Catholic (Alton) (48-7) 2022 Losses: #4030 Centralia (35-14), #5121 Columbia (44-7), #5149 Central (Breese) (49-12), #6120 Roxana (28-7), #6673 East Alton-Wood River (Wood River) (42-34), #7593 Charleston (14-13), #8187 Richland County (Olney) (41-20) 2022 Opponents W-L: 47-43 Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 Centralia, 9/1 Marquette Catholic (Alton), 9/8 at Mt. Zion, 9/15 East Alton-Wood River (Wood River), 9/22 Roxana, 9/29 at Central (Breese), 10/6 Columbia, 10/13 at Freeburg, 10/20 at Charleston Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Centralia (-12.4), Roxana (-17.2), Mt. Zion (-17.7) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Marquette Catholic (Alton) (-68.5), Freeburg (-38.6), East Alton-Wood River (Wood River) (-30.6) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28.4 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.9 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #266 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7766 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7 2023 Projected League Finish: 4th 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |