Harding Academy (Memphis, TN)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White/Red
Coach: Ryan Derrick
League: Division II-A
Playoff Division: II-A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 9.8
2014 National Rank: #5626
2014 State Rank: #153
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.4
2015 National Rank: #3858
2015 State Rank: #104
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 7.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5772
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10
Dynasty Record: 78-56 (32-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 9th)
2014 Points For Average: 23.6
2014 Points Against Average: 19.7
2014 Differential: +3.9
2014 Wins: #6698 Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS) (20-13), #7054 First Assembly Christian (Cordova) (35-34), #8023 Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis) (41-30), #8731 Booneville (MS) (30-22), #9030 West Carroll (Atwood) (38-8), #9673 Bolivar Central (Bolivar) (26-7), #13026 Oakhaven (Memphis) (36-0)
2014 Losses: #2327 Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (46-13), #2953 Friendship Christian (Lebanon) (27-7), #3661 Donelson Christian Academy (Nashville) (21-7), #3794 St. George's (Collierville) (9-7)
2014 Opponents W-L: 68-52
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st; Division II A - West District 1), 2008 (Division II A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 First Assembly Christian (Cordova) (34-14), 9/11/15 Memphis Nighthawks (Arlington) (47-0), 9/18/15 Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis) (40-37)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Wooddale (Memphis), 8/28 at Senatobia (MS), 9/4 First Assembly Christian (Cordova), 9/11 vs Memphis Nighthawks (Arlington), 9/18 at Lausanne Collegiate (Memphis), 9/25 at Magnolia Heights (Senatobia, MS), 10/2 Westwood (Memphis), 10/16 Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS), 10/23 at Lancaster Christian Academy (Smyrna), 10/30 Evangelical Christian (Cordova)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Evangelical Christian (Cordova) (26.2), Senatobia (MS) (19.8), Northpoint Christian (Southaven, MS) (15.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Westwood (Memphis) (-26.9), Lancaster Christian Academy (Smyrna) (-12.9), First Assembly Christian (Cordova) (-6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (6.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #190
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6899
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 6th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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