Lutheran North (Houston, TX)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Red/White Coach: Thump Phillips League: TAPPS Division II District 4 Playoff Division: TAPPS II Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Barry Williams 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.60 Josh Guajardo 6'0" 245 Senior DE 4.90 Waylon Noland 6'0" 170 Senior K STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: RB Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Inexperience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 10.1 2010 National Rank: #5423 2010 State Rank: #548 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: -0.4 2011 National Rank: #8115 2011 State Rank: #752 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4.5 Dynasty National Rank: #9492 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 34-21 (17-16 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (5th) 2010 Points For Average: 35.4 2010 Points Against Average: 21.8 2010 Differential: +13.6 2010 Wins: #5886 Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (27-13), #6273 Dallas Lutheran (Dallas) (26-21), #6300 Second Baptist (Houston) (38-13), #8831 Westbury Christian (Houston) (42-16), #11945 Lutheran South (Houston) (41-20), #13415 Pope John XXIII (Katy) (63-14), #14122 KIPP Academy (Houston) (54-13) 2010 Losses: #4008 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (38-21), #5870 Northland Christian (Houston) (42-35), #7530 Fort Bend Baptist (Sugar Land) (28-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 52-58 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2003 (TAPPS 4A District 4) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/26/11 Dallas Lutheran (Dallas) (51-21) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 Dallas Lutheran (Dallas), 9/9 at Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill), 9/16 at Lake Country Christian (Fort Worth), 9/23 Concordia Lutheran (Tomball), 9/30 at Westbury Christian (Houston), 10/7 at Fort Bend Christian Academy (Sugar Land), 10/14 Lutheran South (Houston), 10/21 at Pope John XXIII (Katy), 10/28 Second Baptist (Houston), 11/4 Northland Christian (Houston) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Concordia Lutheran (Tomball) (19.7), Trinity Christian (Cedar Hill) (15.5), Northland Christian (Houston) (10.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Pope John XXIII (Katy) (-29), Lake Country Christian (Fort Worth) (-22.3), Lutheran South (Houston) (-16.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #898 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9558 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 Dallas Lutheran (Dallas) [projection: 31-28 win]