Lake Taylor (Norfolk, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Hank Sawyer
League: Eastern (moving from 4A Conference 17)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Darnell Ewell 6'4" 295 Senior DT
Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey 5'10" 210 Senior ILB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Wayne Davis 5'11" 185 Senior DB
Keyvone Bruton 6'0" 200 Senior DB 4.4
Mike Carney 6'3" 310 Senior OL

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 46.5
2015 National Rank: #474
2015 State Rank: #14
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.3
2016 Starting Power Rating: 48
2016 National Rank: #378
2016 State Rank: #7
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 33.2
Dynasty National Rank: #553
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 132-28 (71-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 44.9
2015 Points Against Average: 14.5
2015 Differential: +30.4
2015 Wins: #736 Courtland (Spotsylvania) (47-33), #842 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (37-22), #1603 Norview (Norfolk) (35-28), #2611 Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC) (34-27), #2950 King's Fork (Suffolk) (52-39), #3628 Monticello (Charlottesville) (38-0), #4030 Heritage (Newport News) (54-0), #4670 Denbigh (Newport News) (55-14), #4981 Granby (Norfolk) (57-14), #5625 Maury (Norfolk) (64-15), #5968 Churchland (Portsmouth) (48-6), #6735 Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk) (25-3), #6931 Wilson [Woodrow] (Portsmouth) (74-0), #8168 Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth) (40-0)
2015 Losses: #86 Salem (17-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 96-79
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2012 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (4A Conference 17), 2014 (4A Conference 17), 2013 (4A Conference 17), 2012 (AAA Eastern), 2011 (AAA Eastern), 2009 (tied for 1st; AAA Eastern), 2008 (Eastern AAA), 2007 (Eastern AAA), 2006 (tied for 1st; Eastern AAA), 2005 (Eastern AAA), 2003 (Eastern AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Western Branch (Chesapeake) (31-6)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Heritage (Newport News), 9/2 at Western Branch (Chesapeake), 9/16 Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC), 9/23 at Norview (Norfolk), 9/30 Granby (Norfolk), 10/7 at Churchland (Portsmouth), 10/14 Wilson [Woodrow] (Portsmouth), 10/22 at Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk), 10/28 Maury (Norfolk), 11/4 at Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Norview (Norfolk) (35), Western Branch (Chesapeake) (34), Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC) (28.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Wilson [Woodrow] (Portsmouth) (-2.5), Maury (Norfolk) (1.4), Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk) (1.8)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.9 (25 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3445
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2016 Projected League Finish: 1st
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 70%



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