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: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2014 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevor Tank 6'2" 210 Senior MLB/RB 4.75 Braxton Blackwell 6'0" 180 Junior CB/WR Nicholas Pagano 6'2" 180 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Great Work-Ethic Team Weaknesses: Experience, JV Players Will Have To Grow Up Quickly RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 33 2014 National Rank: #1497 2014 State Rank: #45 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 26.5 2015 National Rank: #2202 2015 State Rank: #77 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 17.6 Dynasty National Rank: #2862 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9 Dynasty Record: 72-50 (44-26 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 8-2 2014 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st) 2014 Points For Average: 29.3 2014 Points Against Average: 15.2 2014 Differential: +14.1 2014 Wins: #913 Canton (17-7), #2704 Mott (Waterford) (35-14), #3410 Northville (21-12), #3486 Stevenson (Livonia) (31-7), #4145 Brighton (19-13), #6297 Pinckney (41-16), #6526 Salem (Canton) (40-6), #11174 South Lyon East (South Lyon) (43-13) 2014 Losses: #806 Walled Lake Western (Walled Lake) (14-13), #5191 Novi (50-33) 2014 Opponents W-L: 49-49 Recent League Championships: 2014 (tied for 1st), 2006 (tied for 1st; Kensington Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/27 vs Pinckney, 9/4 vs Mott (Waterford), 9/11 at Salem (Canton), 9/18 Northville, 9/25 at Stevenson (Livonia), 10/2 Novi, 10/23 Brighton Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mott (Waterford) (30.3), Northville (22.4), Stevenson (Livonia) (21.1) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Novi (0.8), Pinckney (2.1), Salem (Canton) (6.6) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 (19.5 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.7 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.8 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #92 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3214 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-1 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%