Thornton (Harvey, IL)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/White
Coach: Fred Gandy
League: Southland
Playoff Division: none

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -28.4
2022 National Rank: #11029
2022 State Rank: #396
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -9.8
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -12.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: -58
2023 National Rank: #11987
2023 State Rank: #428
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -9.3
Dynasty National Rank: #8126
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 48.7
Dynasty Record: 15-26 (12-17 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 1-8
2022 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2022 Points For Average: 8.6
2022 Points Against Average: 28.3
2022 Differential: -19.7
2022 Wins: #12694 Thornridge (Dolton) (33-0)
2022 Losses: #933 Crete-Monee (Crete) (44-0), #2337 Kankakee (42-0), #4928 Rich Township (Olympia Fields) (42-0), #7363 Galesburg (52-12), #8094 Thornwood (South Holland) (22-14), #8448 Niles West (Skokie) (24-12), #8809 Leo (Chicago) (22-0), #9835 Bloom (Chicago Heights) (7-6)
2022 Opponents W-L: 34-52
Recent League Championships: 2012 (Southwest Suburban - Red), 2010 (tied for 1st; Southwest Suburban - Red), 2008 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2007 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2006 (tied for 1st; SICA - East), 2005 (SICA Gray)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Niles West (Skokie), 9/1 Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City), 9/8 at Crete-Monee (Crete), 9/15 at Rich Township (Olympia Fields), 9/22 Thornridge (Dolton), 9/29 at Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside), 10/6 Thornwood (South Holland), 10/13 Kankakee, 10/21 at Bloom (Chicago Heights)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Crete-Monee (Crete) (7.2), Kankakee (6), Rich Township (Olympia Fields) (-10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Thornridge (Dolton) (-71.4), Bloom (Chicago Heights) (-49.7), Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City) (-49)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.7
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21.3
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7652
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2023 Projected League Finish: 7th
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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