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GENERAL
Nickname: Flyers
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Darren Sunkett
League: Southwestern
Playoff Division: none

D1 PROSPECTS
Jesse Watson 5'8" 155 Senior WR
Taylor Powell 6'4" 185 Senior WR
Jaion Jackson 6'3" 215 Senior CB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Miles McVay 6'6" 355 Senior OT
Jojo Hayden 6'2" 235 Senior LB
Brandon Henderson 6'4.5" 320 Senior OT
Paris Patterson 6'6" 345 Senior IOL
Keshawn Hayden 6'3" 230 Senior Edge

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 57.9
2022 National Rank: #83
2022 State Rank: #3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +11.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.8
2023 Starting Power Rating: 57
2023 National Rank: #45
2023 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 52.6
Dynasty National Rank: #95
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.2
Dynasty Record: 51-9 (25-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 46.1
2022 Points Against Average: 8.8
2022 Differential: +37.3
2022 Wins: #55 Christian Brothers (St. Louis, MO) (64-19), #700 Lemont (32-29), #850 Edwardsville (24-7), #851 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (57-7), #933 Crete-Monee (Crete) (45-0), #1010 De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO) (40-10), #1036 O'Fallon (60-21), #1833 Normal West (Normal) (40-0), #3458 Belleville East (Belleville) (57-0), #3814 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (71-0), #7122 Alton (80-0), #9747 Belleville West (Belleville) (55-0)
2022 Losses: #5 St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) (20-13), #295 Creekside (Fairburn, GA) (10-8)
2022 Opponents W-L: 107-51
Recent State Championships: 2022 (6A), 2019 (6A), 2016 (7A), 2008 (7A)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2003
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: 11
Streak List: 9/17/22 Belleville East (Belleville) (57-0), 9/24/22 O'Fallon (60-21), 10/1/22 Belleville West (Belleville) (55-0), 10/7/22 Alton (80-0), 10/14/22 Edwardsville (24-7), 10/21/22 De Smet Jesuit (St. Louis, MO) (40-10), 10/29/22 Richards [H. L.] (Oak Lawn) (71-0), 11/5/22 Normal West (Normal) (40-0), 11/12/22 Crete-Monee (Crete) (45-0), 11/19/22 Lemont (32-29), 11/26/22 Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) (57-7)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/26 vs Mount Carmel (Chicago), 9/2 vs St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD), 9/9 at Atascocita (Humble, TX), 9/16 Belleville East (Belleville), 9/23 O'Fallon, 9/30 at Belleville West (Belleville), 10/6 at Alton, 10/13 at Edwardsville
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: St. Frances Academy (Baltimore, MD) (95.2), Atascocita (Humble, TX) (58.8), Mount Carmel (Chicago) (47.4)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Belleville West (Belleville) (-34.6), Alton (-25.8), Belleville East (Belleville) (-5.5)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.2 (28.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.6
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.6
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #181
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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