South Lyon (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Mark Thomas League: Kensington Lakes - Central Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2011 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Connor McRell Senior LB Brendan Donahue OLB/TE Tyler Nelson DB/WR ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Cameron Thomas 6'3" 185 Senior QB [Western Michigan] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Work Hard Together Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 23.9 2011 National Rank: #2566 2011 State Rank: #78 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: 12.2 2012 National Rank: #4638 2012 State Rank: #156 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 16.7 Dynasty National Rank: #2945 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.3 Dynasty Record: 54-39 (35-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-4 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 17.3 2011 Points Against Average: 12.9 2011 Differential: +4.4 2011 Wins: #2906 Churchill (Livonia) (24-20), #3402 Novi (13-7), #3605 Holly (33-14), #5506 Pinckney (20-7), #6217 Salem (Canton) (22-7), #8474 Stevenson (Livonia) (16-14), #9306 South Lyon East (South Lyon) (30-10) 2011 Losses: #909 Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake) (3-0), #1524 Northville (24-15), #1808 Brighton (24-10), #5032 Lakeland (White Lake) (12-7) 2011 Opponents W-L: 59-48 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Kensington Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Pinckney, 8/30 at Kettering (Waterford), 9/7 at Northville, 9/14 Stevenson (Livonia), 9/21 at Novi, 9/28 Salem (Canton), 10/5 South Lyon East (South Lyon), 10/19 at Walled Lake Northern (Commerce) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Northville (31.5), Novi (19.5), Walled Lake Northern (Commerce) (12.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Kettering (Waterford) (-11.4), South Lyon East (South Lyon) (-5.3), Stevenson (Livonia) (-2.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.1 (18.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #177 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5264 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |