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GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Green/White/Orange
Coach: Robert Kania
League: Greater South Shore - South
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank*: #30

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -10
2023 National Rank: #7598
2023 State Rank: #197
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.5
2024 Starting Power Rating*: -20.6
2024 National Rank*: #6727
2024 State Rank*: #181
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -15.3
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #9213
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 5.3
5-Year Dynasty Record: 27-23 [26-24 on the field] (11-9 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): -0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8515
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 19.7
Dynasty Record: 145-78 [144-79 on the field] (85-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 6-4
2023 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2023 Points For Average: 27.9
2023 Points Against Average: 16.9
2023 Differential: +11
2023 Wins: #6055 Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (28-20), #8936 West Side (Gary) (42-24), #10897 Calumet (Gary) (38-8), #11053 Griffith (27-6), #12050 Whiting (35-0), #12823 Bishop Noll (Hammond) (46-0)
2023 Losses: #2607 Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (40-17), #5860 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (33-14), #6303 Bremen (21-18), #9140 River Forest (Hobart) (17-14)
2023 Opponents W-L: 54-53
Recent League Championships: 2023, 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 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/23 at Hanover Central (Cedar Lake), 8/30 Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield), 9/6 at River Forest (Hobart), 9/13 Bishop Noll (Hammond), 9/20 at Boone Grove (Valparaiso), 9/27 West Side (Gary), 10/4 at Calumet (Gary), 10/11 Whiting, 10/18 at Griffith
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Hanover Central (Cedar Lake) (5.4), Kankakee Valley (Wheatfield) (-11.5), Boone Grove (Valparaiso) (-17.5)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents*: Bishop Noll (Hammond) (-64.6), Whiting (-56.4), Calumet (Gary) (-43.5)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1 (-15.2 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: -32.3
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -16.2
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #239
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #5549
2024 Projected Regular Season Record*: 6-3
2024 Projected League Finish*: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%



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