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: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS James Chambers 5'10" 165 RB 4.50 Khari Demos 6'3" 240 OL Tom Furlong 5'11" 215 OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Skill Positions, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Defense RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 9.2 2011 National Rank: #5654 2011 State Rank: #145 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.5 2012 National Rank: #5016 2012 State Rank: #118 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 8.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5449 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.6 Dynasty Record: 37-41 (25-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 21.1 2011 Points Against Average: 23.3 2011 Differential: -2.2 2011 Wins: #6484 Starpoint (Lockport) (36-32), #8856 Niagara-Wheatfield (Sanborn) (25-13), #10240 Hutchinson-Central Tech (Buffalo) (26-14), #11752 Riverside (Buffalo) (34-6) 2011 Losses: #739 Jamestown (10-6), #2421 Kenmore West (Buffalo) (27-7), #2739 Niagara Falls (42-7), #4165 Lancaster (42-28) 2011 Opponents W-L: 33-39 Recent League Championships: 2003 (tied for 1st; Section 6 AA) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 9/1 Orchard Park, 9/8 at Starpoint (Lockport), 9/15 Hutchinson-Central Tech/Da Vinci (Buffalo), 9/22 Niagara Falls, 9/29 at Kenmore West (Buffalo), 10/6 St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo), 10/12 at Riverside (Yonkers) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Orchard Park (55.5), St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute (Buffalo) (28.2), Kenmore West (Buffalo) (24.9) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Riverside (Yonkers) (-35.3), Starpoint (Lockport) (4.9), Niagara Falls (19.3) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (13.8 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +13.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3083 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%