Manchester (Midlothian, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Tom Hall
League: AAA Dominion
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #69

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jake Marten 6'2" 225 Senior LB 4.70
Deshaun Amos 6'2" 175 Senior DB 4.40
Jimil Perkins 6'1" 190 Senior DB 4.40

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Goins 6'5" 270 Senior OL 5.4 [Virginia Tech]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experienced Defense, OL
Team Weaknesses: Youth On Offense

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 22.1
2010 National Rank: #2835
2010 State Rank: #88
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 15.6
2011 National Rank: #3753
2011 State Rank: #118
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3214
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.2
Dynasty Record: 34-16 (28-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 7-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 29.1
2010 Points Against Average: 16.5
2010 Differential: +12.6
2010 Wins: #3325 Monacan (Richmond) (27-21), #4199 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (24-13), #5145 Cosby (Chesterfield) (38-21), #5645 James River (Midlothian) (41-28), #5832 Midlothian (26-13), #9154 Huguenot (Richmond) (38-16), #11073 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (56-0)
2010 Losses: #659 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (19-13), #1853 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (14-12), #2781 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (20-16)
2010 Opponents W-L: 46-58
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 Monacan (Richmond) (39-20)

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 vs Atlee (Mechanicsville), 9/1 at Meadowbrook (Richmond), 9/9 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9/16 at Monacan (Richmond), 9/23 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield), 10/7 Clover Hill (Midlothian), 10/14 Cosby (Midlothian), 10/21 Wythe [George] (Richmond), 10/28 Huguenot (Richmond), 11/4 at James River (Midlothian), 11/11 at Midlothian
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (39.5), Clover Hill (Midlothian) (32.1), Atlee (Mechanicsville) (25.6)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Wythe [George] (Richmond) (-13.1), Huguenot (Richmond) (-4.2), Midlothian (4.9)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.9
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #137
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3256
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2011 Projected League Finish: 4th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 vs Atlee (Mechanicsville) [projection: 27-17 loss]