| Howard (Ellicott City, MD) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lions Colors: Blue/White Coach: Bruce Strunk League: Howard County Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Bryson Craven Senior CB/WR Muddy McHemba Senior DE/TE Dylan Perez Senior TE/OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: WR Skill/Depth, Speed, Pass Rush Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Backfield/ILBs, Lack Of Size RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 38.7 2015 National Rank: #948 2015 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2016 Starting Power Rating: 36.2 2016 National Rank: #1103 2016 State Rank: #23 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 15.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3516 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 21.1 Dynasty Record: 83-58 [82-59 on the field] (77-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 13-1 2015 League Record/Finish: 10-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 32.4 2015 Points Against Average: 15.4 2015 Differential: +17 2015 Wins: #1639 Broadneck (Annapolis) (35-24), #1782 Sherwood (Sandy Spring) (34-14), #2614 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (29-22), #2843 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (20-0), #2988 Reservoir (Fulton) (14-6), #3929 Glenelg (26-7), #4930 River Hill (Clarksville) (28-17), #5051 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (35-0), #5909 Atholton (Columbia) (49-27), #7690 Hammond (Columbia) (47-10), #9575 Long Reach (Columbia) (47-12), #10950 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (35-0), #11498 Centennial (Ellicott City) (49-22) 2015 Losses: #171 Wise [Dr. Henry A.] (Upper Marlboro) (55-6) 2015 Opponents W-L: 89-67 Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/16 Reservoir (Fulton) (28-7) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/2 at Reservoir (Fulton), 9/9 Wilde Lake (Columbia), 9/16 at River Hill (Clarksville), 9/23 at Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 9/30 Oakland Mills (Columbia), 10/7 Centennial (Ellicott City), 10/14 at Hammond (Columbia), 10/21 Long Reach (Columbia), 10/28 at Glenelg, 11/4 Atholton (Columbia) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Reservoir (Fulton) (30.7), Oakland Mills (Columbia) (27), Glenelg (20.8) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Centennial (Ellicott City) (-21.5), Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-10.2), Hammond (Columbia) (-5.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (19.8 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5531 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 47% |