| Howard (Ellicott City, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/White Coach: Bruce Strunk League: Howard County Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2013 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Winston Delattiboudere 6'3" 210 Senior DE 4.80 Najee Savage 5'8" 180 Senior HB 4.61 Malik Anderson 5'5" 150 Junior HB/WR 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Defense Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized, Depth On OL RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 26.1 2013 National Rank: #2372 2013 State Rank: #41 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 27.3 2014 National Rank: #1936 2014 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 10.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4588 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.7 Dynasty Record: 58-56 [57-57 on the field] (57-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 8-3 2013 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 23.6 2013 Points Against Average: 15.2 2013 Differential: +8.4 2013 Wins: #806 River Hill (Clarksville) (21-3), #2201 Centennial (Ellicott City) (29-26), #3871 Hammond (Columbia) (26-7), #5757 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (35-13), #6270 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (13-10), #7159 Atholton (Columbia) (40-16), #9200 Long Reach (Columbia) (21-6), #10214 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (35-10) 2013 Losses: #1334 Perry Hall (Baltimore) (28-14), #1789 Glenelg (35-20), #2171 Reservoir (Fulton) (13-6) 2013 Opponents W-L: 61-58 Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Wilde Lake (Columbia), 9/12 Atholton (Columbia), 9/19 at Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 9/26 at Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 10/2 Glenelg, 10/10 Reservoir (Fulton), 10/17 at Centennial (Ellicott City), 10/24 Hammond (Columbia), 10/31 at River Hill (Clarksville), 11/7 Long Reach (Columbia) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: River Hill (Clarksville) (35.7), Glenelg (35), Reservoir (Fulton) (27.4) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (-9.8), Atholton (Columbia) (-6.8), Long Reach (Columbia) (-3.7) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1 (18 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.9 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3585 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |