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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Navy/Orange
Coach: Derek Leonard
League: Central State Eight
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank*: #1
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Lance Ingold 6'5" 225 Senior Edge
RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: 41.5
2023 National Rank: #490
2023 State Rank: #9
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -0.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -7.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +3.3
2024 Starting Power Rating*: 25.2
2024 National Rank*: #707
2024 State Rank*: #16
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): 38.4
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #422
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 13.1
5-Year Dynasty Record: 54-6 (37-3 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 35.9
Dynasty National Rank: #630
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 210-47 [211-46 on the field] (140-34 in league)
HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 14-0
2023 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 52
2023 Points Against Average: 11.8
2023 Differential: +40.2
2023 Wins: #1227 St. Laurence (Burbank) (59-38), #2545 Murphysboro (42-14), #2750 Peoria (40-14), #3125 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (31-21), #3122 Central (Breese) (49-13), #3293 Coal City (45-3), #3319 Glenwood (Chatham) (63-21), #4994 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (49-21), #6687 Jacksonville (56-0), #7332 Lincoln (59-14), #7332 Lincoln (55-0), #7772 Springfield (58-0), #11788 Eisenhower (Decatur) (59-0), #13032 Lanphier (Springfield) (63-6)
2023 Losses: none
2023 Opponents W-L: 84-65
Recent State Championships: 2023, 2019 (5A), 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010
Recent League Championships: 2023, 2021, 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2010, 2009 (Corn Belt)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: 14
Streak List: 8/25/23 Peoria (40-14), 9/1/23 Springfield (58-0), 9/8/23 MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur) (49-21), 9/15/23 Jacksonville (56-0), 9/22/23 Eisenhower (Decatur) (59-0), 9/30/23 Lanphier (Springfield) (63-6), 10/6/23 Lincoln (55-0), 10/13/23 Glenwood (Chatham) (63-21), 10/20/23 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (31-21), 10/27/23 Lincoln (59-14), 11/3/23 Coal City (45-3), 11/11/23 Central (Breese) (49-13), 11/18/23 Murphysboro (42-14), 11/24/23 St. Laurence (Burbank) (59-38)
SCHEDULE
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
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