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GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Silver/Blue
Coach: Zach Elder
League: Chicago Public - Red (moving from Chicago Public - Red North)
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 6.1
2022 National Rank: #4375
2022 State Rank: #154
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: -10.8
2023 National Rank: #4214
2023 State Rank: #130
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 8.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3898
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 30-24 (13-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 5-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 20.6
2022 Points Against Average: 16.1
2022 Differential: +4.5
2022 Wins: #3889 Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago) (27-12), #6118 Lane Tech (Chicago) (44-0), #6567 Westinghouse (Chicago) (23-6), #8400 Young [Whitney] (Chicago) (20-0), #10059 Brooks College Prep (Chicago) (29-6)
2022 Losses: #1493 Simeon (Chicago) (38-34), #1925 Morgan Park (Chicago) (38-14), #1961 Kenwood (Chicago) (25-7), #3889 Phillips [Wendell] (Chicago) (12-9), #5584 Glenbrook North (Northbrook) (16-14), #6118 Lane Tech (Chicago) (16-6), #8072 Grant Community (Fox Lake) (24-20)
2022 Opponents W-L: 69-58
Recent League Championships: 2016 (Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2014 (Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2011 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2009 (tied for 1st; Chicago Public - Big Shoulders), 2005 (Chicago Public Windy City), 2003 (Chicago Public Second City)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Crown Point (IN), 9/1 Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire), 9/8 Brooks College Prep (Chicago), 9/15 at Lane Tech (Chicago), 9/22 Bulls College Prep (Chicago), 9/30 at Kenwood (Chicago), 10/6 at Amundsen (Chicago), 10/13 Young [Whitney] (Chicago), 10/21 at Westinghouse (Chicago)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Crown Point (IN) (26.5), Kenwood (Chicago) (11.7), Stevenson [Adlai E.] (Lincolnshire) (10.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Brooks College Prep (Chicago) (-42.4), Bulls College Prep (Chicago) (-31.6), Amundsen (Chicago) (-27.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5 (2.7 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.1
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #107
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3977
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2023 Projected League Finish: 5th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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