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GENERAL
Nickname: Rockets
Colors: Navy/Orange
Coach: Derek Leonard
League: Central State Eight - East (moving from Central State Eight)
Playoff Division: none

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
Historical Reload/Regression Factor: +4.3
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -11.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.3
2024 Starting Power Rating: 34.3
2024 National Rank: #392
2024 State Rank: #9
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 13.9
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 11.4
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 (4A), 2019 (5A), 2017 (4A), 2016 (4A), 2014 (4A), 2013 (4A), 2012 (4A), 2011 (4A), 2010 (4A)
Recent League Championships: 2023 (Central State Eight), 2021 (Central State Eight), 2018 (tied for 1st; Central State Eight), 2017 (Central State Eight), 2010 (Central State Eight), 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 Schedule: 8/31 at Simeon (Chicago), 9/6 Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis, MO), 9/13 at Lincoln, 9/20 at Glenwood (Chatham), 9/27 University (Normal), 10/4 Eisenhower (Decatur), 10/11 at MacArthur [Douglas] (Decatur), 10/19 at Springfield, 10/25 Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Ritter (St. Louis, MO) (43.2), Sacred Heart-Griffin (Springfield) (-1.2), Glenwood (Chatham) (-2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Eisenhower (Decatur) (-58.3), Springfield (-28), Lincoln (-25.7)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.4 (4.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.8
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #118
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4512
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2024 Projected League Finish: 1st
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 11%



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