Manchester (Midlothian, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Tom Hall
League: 5A Conference 12
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Daniel Rose 6'2" 175 Senior QB 4.50
Andre Booker 6'2" 265 Senior DT 4.75
Dexter Brown 6'0" 325 Senior DT 5.30 [James Madison]

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonathan Duhart 6'3" 200 Senior WR [Old Dominion]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Offense
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key WR, Special Teams

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 25.4
2013 National Rank: #2462
2013 State Rank: #73
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5
2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.1
2014 National Rank: #1826
2014 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 20.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2225
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.3
Dynasty Record: 73-35 (58-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 35.4
2013 Points Against Average: 17.5
2013 Differential: +17.9
2013 Wins: #2862 Cosby (Midlothian) (20-19), #4309 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (34-14), #4531 James River (Midlothian) (21-14), #5804 Monacan (Richmond) (42-15), #7613 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (31-0), #9929 Midlothian (45-14), #11850 Huguenot (Richmond) (68-0), #12212 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (60-14)
2013 Losses: #90 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (34-14), #1817 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond) (48-41), #2228 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (20-13)
2013 Opponents W-L: 60-60
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; AAA Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/28/14 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (43-7), 9/5/14 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (26-21)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9/5 Meadowbrook (Richmond), 9/12 Huguenot (Richmond), 9/19 at Monacan (Richmond), 9/26 at Clover Hill (Midlothian), 10/3 at Midlothian, 10/17 at Cosby (Midlothian), 10/24 Wythe [George] (Richmond), 10/31 James River (Midlothian), 11/7 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (57.2), Cosby (Midlothian) (21.4), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (21.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wythe [George] (Richmond) (-21), Huguenot (Richmond) (-10.7), Midlothian (-8.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.5 (13.6 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #179
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4678
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%