De La Salle Collegiate (Warren, MI)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pilots Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Paul Verska League: Catholic Central Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Shane Morris 6'3" 190 Junior Machello Brown 6'6" 315 OL/DL Mike Abiragi 5'8" 175 RB/DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB, WRs Team Weaknesses: Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 38.3 2010 National Rank: #768 2010 State Rank: #20 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4.4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 44.9 2011 National Rank: #256 2011 State Rank: #10 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 39 Dynasty National Rank: #319 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2 Dynasty Record: 47-16 (15-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 27.3 2010 Points Against Average: 15.1 2010 Differential: +12.2 2010 Wins: #276 Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills) (7-0), #2141 University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) (29-22), #2448 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Detroit) (22-12), #4001 Inkster (17-6), #4129 Lakeview (St. Clair Shores) (24-0), #4621 Port Huron (45-21), Clarke Road (London, Ontario) (46-6), #6380 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (54-21), #8383 Ford [Henry] (Detroit) (50-12) 2010 Losses: #92 Harrison (Farmington Hills) (33-23), #237 St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake) (21-3), #379 Catholic Central (Novi) (27-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 71-47 Recent League Championships: 2008 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/11 Pioneer (Ann Arbor) (43-28), 9/2/11 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (34-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Pioneer (Ann Arbor), 9/2 Carman-Ainsworth (Flint), 9/9 at Fordson (Dearborn), 9/17 at Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills), 9/24 Catholic Central (Novi), 9/30 Inkster, 10/7 at St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake), 10/15 University of Detroit Jesuit (Detroit) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: St. Mary Prep (Orchard Lake) (50.4), Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills) (48.5), Catholic Central (Novi) (47) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Carman-Ainsworth (Flint) (6.1), Inkster (11.6), Pioneer (Ann Arbor) (14.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.4 (27.4 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #437 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% Opener: 8/26 Pioneer (Ann Arbor) [projection: 48-14 win]