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: #8 RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -3.2 2014 National Rank: #8694 2014 State Rank: #26 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 5.5 2015 National Rank: #6459 2015 State Rank: #19 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6037 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 85-40 (58-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 6-4 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2014 Points For Average: 23.9 2014 Points Against Average: 10.2 2014 Differential: +13.7 2014 Wins: #1611 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (22-6), #9985 Brandywine (Wilmington) (32-0), #11170 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (34-14), #13431 Christiana (Newark) (44-0), #13574 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (36-0), #14133 Moyer Academy [Maurice J.] (Wilmington) (44-0) 2014 Losses: #3547 St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (20-8), #6172 Smyrna (27-0), #8824 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (13-5), #9897 Wilmington Charter (Wilmington) (22-14) 2014 Opponents W-L: 42-63 Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (Blue Hen Flight B) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 9/11 Archmere Academy (Claymont), 9/18 St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 9/25 at McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington), 10/3 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 10/9 at Smyrna, 10/17 Brandywine (Wilmington), 10/24 at Christiana (Newark), 10/31 Glasgow (Newark), 11/7 at Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 11/13 at Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (24.9), Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (17.8), Smyrna (8.4) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (-32), Christiana (Newark) (-26.7), Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (-16.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.3 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8782 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.