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: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2013 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Anton Skupin 6'4" 210 Senior QB Tim McPhee 5'10" 180 Senior CB/SB Trevor Tank 6'2.5" 220 Junior RB/ILB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Players Team Weaknesses: Getting Underclassmen Up-To-Speed RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 17.9 2013 National Rank: #3829 2013 State Rank: #133 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 24.1 2014 National Rank: #2435 2014 State Rank: #78 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 16.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3149 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2 Dynasty Record: 64-48 (40-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 19.6 2013 Points Against Average: 17.6 2013 Differential: +2 2013 Wins: #2838 Kettering (Waterford) (13-6), #4928 Plymouth (Canton) (19-6), #5018 Novi (36-13), #5507 Stevenson (Livonia) (24-21), #6392 Salem (Canton) (22-20), #8467 South Lyon East (South Lyon) (27-15) 2013 Losses: #1314 Northville (16-15), #1934 Walled Lake Northern (Commerce) (32-13), #3448 Pinckney (14-10), #3448 Pinckney (33-17) 2013 Opponents W-L: 54-44 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Kensington Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/28/14 Pinckney (41-16) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/28 at Pinckney, 9/5 at Lakeland (White Lake), 9/6 at Mott (Waterford), 9/12 Salem (Canton), 9/19 at Northville, 9/26 Stevenson (Livonia), 10/3 at Novi, 10/10 South Lyon East (South Lyon), 10/24 at Brighton Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northville (36.1), Brighton (23.2), Lakeland (White Lake) (14.6) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: South Lyon East (South Lyon) (-6.6), Salem (Canton) (6.3), Stevenson (Livonia) (7.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (16.9 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.2 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.5 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #102 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3585 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3%