Wheeler (Valparaiso, IN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Green/White/Orange
Coach: Robert Kania
League: Greater South Shore - South
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -29
2022 National Rank: #11131
2022 State Rank: #251
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.9
2023 Starting Power Rating: -53.8
2023 National Rank: #11516
2023 State Rank: #264
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -16.6
Dynasty National Rank: #9735
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.2
Dynasty Record: 25-24 [24-25 on the field] (9-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 3-7
2022 League Record/Finish: 0-4 (5th)
2022 Points For Average: 16
2022 Points Against Average: 25.6
2022 Differential: -9.6
2022 Wins: #11219 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (22-21), #13099 South Central (Union Mills) (35-0), #13981 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (46-7)
2022 Losses: #3222 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (47-0), #5992 Calumet (Gary) (45-0), #7841 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (37-0), #8047 Griffith (35-15), #8290 Bremen (35-21), #9571 Whiting (7-6), #9948 River Forest (Hobart) (22-15)
2022 Opponents W-L: 52-53
Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st), 2014, 2011 (Greater South Shore), 2010 (Greater South Shore), 2009 (Greater South Shore), 2008 (Greater South Shore), 2007 (Greater South Shore), 2003 (Lake Blue)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/18 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake), 8/25 at Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/1 River Forest (Hobart), 9/8 at Bishop Noll (Hammond), 9/15 Boone Grove (Valparaiso), 9/22 at West Side (Gary), 9/29 Calumet (Gary), 10/6 at Whiting, 10/13 Griffith
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (0.1), Calumet (Gary) (-22.4), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-28)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Noll (Hammond) (-97.8), Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (-46.6), River Forest (Hobart) (-44.7)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.7 (-20.6 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.5
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10253
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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