Manchester (Midlothian, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Tom Hall
League: 6A Conference 3 (moving from 5A Conference 12)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Justin Pendergrass
Drew Edwards
Alex Robinson

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
AJ Gray 6'5" 275 Senior OT
Daniel Rose 5'11" 165 Senior QB 4.5
Andre Booker 6'3" 255 Senior DT 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 49.8
2014 National Rank: #311
2014 State Rank: #8
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 44
2015 National Rank: #534
2015 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1817
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.2
Dynasty Record: 84-36 (62-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 11-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 39.8
2014 Points Against Average: 11.5
2014 Differential: +28.3
2014 Wins: #87 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (26-20), #515 Monacan (Richmond) (34-6), #1039 James River (Midlothian) (41-13), #1399 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (26-21), #1740 Cosby (Midlothian) (26-0), #2912 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond) (39-21), #3013 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (43-7), #6008 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (47-3), #6908 Midlothian (51-7), #7923 Huguenot (Richmond) (42-0), #11035 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (75-0)
2014 Losses: #290 Hermitage (Richmond) (40-28)
2014 Opponents W-L: 73-66
Recent League Championships: 2014 (5A Conference 12), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAA Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9/11 at Huguenot (Richmond), 9/18 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield), 9/25 at James River (Midlothian), 10/9 Midlothian, 10/16 Hermitage (Richmond), 10/23 Clover Hill (Midlothian), 10/30 at Monacan (Richmond), 11/6 at Cosby (Midlothian)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hermitage (Richmond) (59.2), Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (53.8), Monacan (Richmond) (42.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Clover Hill (Midlothian) (2.8), Huguenot (Richmond) (3.8), Midlothian (10)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (27.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 28.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +18.3
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #674
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%