Lockport (NY)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Gold/Royal Blue Coach: Greg Bronson League: Section 6 AA - North Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #50 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2010 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ezra Nwachukwu 6'0" 185 Senior DB/WR 4.70 Deon Johnson 5'11" 165 Senior WR/DB 4.60 Michell Evans 5'10" 200 Junior RB/LB 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experienced Skill Position Players, Talented Youth Team Weaknesses: Lines RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 10.5 2010 National Rank: #5323 2010 State Rank: #129 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 0.7 2011 National Rank: #7479 2011 State Rank: #230 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 8.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5396 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.9 Dynasty Record: 22-24 (15-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 4-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 4th) 2010 Points For Average: 19.6 2010 Points Against Average: 17 2010 Differential: +2.6 2010 Wins: #5432 North Tonawanda (21-20), #5859 Starpoint (Lockport) (33-20), #8718 Niagara Falls (24-0), #12712 Hutchinson-Central Tech (Buffalo) (42-0) 2010 Losses: #424 Clarence (35-0), #3179 Kenmore West (Buffalo) (14-13), #3975 Frontier (Hamburg) (20-7), #4679 Williamsville North (Williamsville) (21-20), #5637 Riverside (Buffalo) (23-16) 2010 Opponents W-L: 46-37 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/3 Starpoint (Lockport), 9/10 Riverside (Buffalo), 9/16 at Lancaster, 9/24 at Hutchinson-Central Tech (Buffalo), 10/1 Kenmore West (Buffalo), 10/8 at Niagara Falls, 10/15 Niagara-Wheatfield (Sanborn) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Kenmore West (Buffalo) (20.4), Lancaster (10.6), Starpoint (Lockport) (9.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hutchinson-Central Tech (Buffalo) (-22.8), Niagara-Wheatfield (Sanborn) (-15.4), Niagara Falls (-12.5) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.9 (14.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #207 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8339 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 Starpoint (Lockport) [projection: 22-17 loss]