Long Reach (Columbia, MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lightning Coach: Pete Hughes League: Howard County Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #10 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Allen Cross Senior RB Eugene Swen Sophomore S Olumide Sokoya Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 14.5 2010 National Rank: #4375 2010 State Rank: #67 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 13.7 2011 National Rank: #4174 2011 State Rank: #65 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3953 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.9 Dynasty Record: 29-21 (29-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-5 (tied for 5th) 2010 Points For Average: 25 2010 Points Against Average: 27.4 2010 Differential: -2.4 2010 Wins: #4520 Howard (Ellicott City) (34-32), #4957 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (31-26), #6779 Centennial (Ellicott City) (26-25), #9468 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (75-21), #10881 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (27-6) 2010 Losses: #684 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (42-25), #1043 River Hill (Clarksville) (41-6), #1395 Atholton (Columbia) (26-0), #3261 Glenelg (36-26), #3516 Reservoir (Fulton) (19-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 51-56 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 10/14/11 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (26-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 9/12 River Hill (Clarksville), 9/17 at Reservoir (Fulton), 9/24 at Howard (Ellicott City), 9/30 Centennial (Ellicott City), 10/6 Glenelg, 10/14 at Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 10/22 Hammond (Columbia), 10/28 Wilde Lake (Columbia), 11/4 at Oakland Mills (Columbia) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (34.4), Wilde Lake (Columbia) (33.8), River Hill (Clarksville) (32.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-6.2), Centennial (Ellicott City) (-5.9), Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (-2.8) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3198 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 6th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) [projection: 31-17 win]