Hillsdale (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Maize/Blue Coach: Marc Lemerand League: Lenawee County Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Martin Peterson 6'4" 210 Junior QB 4.90 Pat Drews 6'5" 235 Senior OLB/OL 5.00 Kyle Bernard 5'10" 190 Senior RB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 2.6 2013 National Rank: #7323 2013 State Rank: #269 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.5 2014 National Rank: #5320 2014 State Rank: #178 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3392 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1 Dynasty Record: 87-32 [88-31 on the field] (55-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 26 2013 Points Against Average: 17.7 2013 Differential: +8.3 2013 Wins: #8279 Jonesville (29-14), #8382 Ida (31-14), #9821 Dundee (42-7), #11071 Blissfield (31-0), #12522 Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (34-6), #13629 Onsted (27-6), #13823 Erie-Mason (Erie) (41-7) 2013 Losses: #2521 Tinora (Defiance, OH) (34-10), #3321 Constantine (56-14), #6896 Hudson (16-7), #7099 Northwest (Jackson) (35-20) 2013 Opponents W-L: 56-52 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2012, 2011 (tied for 1st; Southern Michigan), 2010 (Southern Michigan), 2008 (Southern Michigan), 2007 (Southern Michigan - South), 2006 (Southern Michigan - South), 2005 (Southern Michigan I), 2004 (Tri-River), 2003 (Tri-River) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/28/14 Jonesville (49-14) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Jonesville, 9/6 Tinora (Defiance, OH), 9/12 at Columbia Central (Brooklyn), 9/19 Dundee, 9/26 Erie-Mason (Erie), 10/3 at Onsted, 10/10 Blissfield, 10/17 at Ida, 10/24 Hudson Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Tinora (Defiance, OH) (24.9), Hudson (4.2), Jonesville (-1.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Erie-Mason (Erie) (-35.7), Onsted (-33.7), Columbia Central (Brooklyn) (-23.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.1 (-3.1 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.8 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #432 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10732 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |