Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear, DE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Coach: Eric Day
League: Freelance
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kenny Bigelow 6'4" 265 Senior TE/DE
David Sills IV 6'2" 170 Freshman QB
Wendell Smallwood 5'11" 190 Senior RB/DB 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Eli Ankou 6'3" 245 Senior DE [UCLA]
Isiah Johnson 6'5" 285 Senior OL
Trent Corney 6'2" 220 Senior OLB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Angelo Blackson 6'5" 295 Senior DT [Auburn]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28.3
2010 National Rank: #1802
2010 State Rank: #5
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 39.3
2011 National Rank: #529
2011 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -9.2
Dynasty National Rank: #10748
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 49.8
Dynasty Record: 22-24 (4-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 5-3
2010 League Record/Finish:  
2010 Points For Average: 33.1
2010 Points Against Average: 22
2010 Differential: +11.1
2010 Wins: #2125 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg, VA) (37-27), #3890 Interboro (Prospect Park, PA) (41-27), #5385 Smyrna (35-9), #6426 Allegany (Cumberland, MD) (61-35), #7456 Caravel (Bear) (51-0)
2010 Losses: #242 Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD) (27-20), #672 Cardinal O'Hara (Springfield, PA) (30-0), #1603 Darien (CT) (21-20)
2010 Opponents W-L: 58-31
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Tri-State)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Ursuline (Youngstown, OH), 9/10 at Annapolis Area Christian (Severn, MD), 9/16 at Calvert Hall (Baltimore, MD), 9/24 at Cardinal Mooney (Youngstown, OH), 10/1 Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD), 10/7 at Washington (Massillon, OH), 10/22 at Penns Grove (Carneys Point, NJ), 10/28 Valley Forge Military (Wayne, PA), 11/5 at University (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, MD) (79.1), University (Fort Lauderdale, FL) (63.4), Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) (59)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Annapolis Area Christian (Severn, MD) (24.5), Penns Grove (Carneys Point, NJ) (30.6), Washington (Massillon, OH) (34.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 47
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +24.6
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 at Ursuline (Youngstown, OH) [projection: 42-22 loss]