| Long Reach (Columbia, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lightning Coach: Pete Hughes League: Howard County Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2011 JV Record: 1-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dominic Williams 6'3" 295 Senior OL/DL 5.50 Daquan Dixon 5'7" 180 Senior RB 4.50 Xavier Irani 6'0" 210 RB/LB 4.40 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, Running Game Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 25.3 2011 National Rank: #2330 2011 State Rank: #38 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.6 2012 National Rank: #2051 2012 State Rank: #32 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3313 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.6 Dynasty Record: 61-31 (59-29 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 7-3 (tied for 4th) 2011 Points For Average: 32.9 2011 Points Against Average: 21.8 2011 Differential: +11.1 2011 Wins: #2402 Reservoir (Fulton) (32-20), #3039 Hammond (Columbia) (33-32), #4092 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (28-22), #7028 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (26-6), #8413 Centennial (Ellicott City) (42-21), #9154 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (42-7), #10973 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (55-14) 2011 Losses: #242 River Hill (Clarksville) (35-14), #1971 Glenelg (23-20), #2003 Howard (Ellicott City) (38-37) 2011 Opponents W-L: 49-58 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 4 Streak List: 10/14/11 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (26-6), 10/22/11 Hammond (Columbia) (33-32), 10/28/11 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (28-22), 11/4/11 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (42-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at River Hill (Clarksville), 9/7 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 9/14 vs Glenelg, 9/21 at Atholton (Columbia), 9/29 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 10/5 vs Howard (Ellicott City), 10/13 at Wilde Lake (Columbia), 10/19 Oakland Mills (Columbia), 10/26 Reservoir (Fulton), 11/2 at Centennial (Ellicott City) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: River Hill (Clarksville) (48.4), Glenelg (34.4), Atholton (Columbia) (31) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (-13.1), Centennial (Ellicott City) (2), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (3.1) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2097 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |