Howard (Wilmington, DE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Dan Ritter League: Blue Hen Flight - B Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #5 RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 4.5 2013 National Rank: #6827 2013 State Rank: #20 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.8 2014 National Rank: #5750 2014 State Rank: #17 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 7.5 Dynasty National Rank: #5710 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6 Dynasty Record: 79-36 (53-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 20.9 2013 Points Against Average: 19.5 2013 Differential: +1.4 2013 Wins: #8195 Brandywine (Wilmington) (32-16), #9007 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (26-20), #9303 Wilmington Charter (Wilmington) (42-20), #9991 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (34-6), #12107 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (18-14), #12951 Christiana (Newark) (42-0), #14251 Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) (2-0) 2013 Losses: #1195 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (45-0), #1195 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (38-14), #3200 St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (38-8), #8540 Smyrna (17-12) 2013 Opponents W-L: 55-63 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (Blue Hen Flight B) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 9/6 at Wilmington Charter (Wilmington), 9/12 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington), 9/20 Christiana (Newark), 9/27 at Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 10/3 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 10/11 at St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 10/18 Smyrna, 10/24 at Dickinson [John] (Wilmington), 11/1 at Brandywine (Wilmington), 11/8 Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (38), St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (21.1), Brandywine (Wilmington) (7.2) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) (-42.9), Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (-20.3), Christiana (Newark) (-20.3) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6 (1.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.9 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #35 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9096 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.