Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Gold/Green Coach: Reggie Shaw League: SCISA AAA (moving from SCISA AAA Region I) Playoff Division: SCISA AAA Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Taylor Wilson 6'1" 175 Senior WR/SS Jimmy Carlen 5'10" 235 Senior OL/MLB Ross Fleming 5'6" 160 Senior WB/CB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line Play, WRs Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Spots RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 12.1 2009 National Rank: #4934 2009 State Rank: #104 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 15.7 2010 National Rank: #3799 2010 State Rank: #75 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): -3.9 Dynasty National Rank: #9006 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.5 Dynasty Record: 42-37 (12-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 9-3 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2009 Points For Average: 26.4 2009 Points Against Average: 19.4 2009 Differential: +7 2009 Wins: #5658 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (24-21), #6193 Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA) (42-20), #6940 Pinewood Prep (Summerville) (24-17), #7963 Lewisville (Richburg) (27-13), #8078 Orangeburg Prep (Orangeburg) (20-19), #9722 Bishop England (Charleston) (10-7), #9930 Christ (Arden, NC) (41-21), #10502 Hilton Head Prep (Hilton Head Island) (42-18), #10813 Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (35-21) 2009 Losses: #1004 Hammond (Columbia) (24-21), #2325 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (24-10), #4574 Manning Academy (Manning) (28-21) 2009 Opponents W-L: 65-68 Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/27 at Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia), 9/3 Pinewood Prep (Summerville), 9/10 at Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA), 9/17 Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia), 9/24 Hammond (Columbia), 10/1 Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 10/8 at Wilson Hall (Sumter), 10/15 at Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning), 10/22 Cardinal Newman (Columbia), 10/29 at Orangeburg Prep (Orangeburg), 11/5 Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (32.8), Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (22.5), Wilson Hall (Sumter) (17.9) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (-11.5), Johnson [C. A.] (Columbia) (-0.3), Orangeburg Prep (Orangeburg) (0) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9 (5.5 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.4 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4693 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2010 Projected League Finish: 4th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/27 at Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) [projection: 28-21 loss] |