Manchester (Midlothian, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Tom Hall
League: Dominion (moving from 6A Conference 3)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #14

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2015 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brendon Clark 6'2" 195 Sophomore QB 4.5
Elijah Conner 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.5
Frank Boyd 5'11" 180 Senior RB 4.3

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Almost All Players Return, Team Speed, QB
Team Weaknesses: Depth Along Lines

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 22.3
2015 National Rank: #3035
2015 State Rank: #95
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 29.8
2016 National Rank: #1797
2016 State Rank: #55
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 22.8
Dynasty National Rank: #1841
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7
Dynasty Record: 91-41 (64-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 7-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 32.2
2015 Points Against Average: 20.3
2015 Differential: +11.9
2015 Wins: #2440 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (58-36), #4294 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (42-2), #5851 James River (Midlothian) (28-16), #7741 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (44-13), #8986 Huguenot (Richmond) (33-0), #9741 Midlothian (47-0), #12151 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (42-2)
2015 Losses: #103 Hermitage (Richmond) (44-25), #427 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (35-0), #2567 Monacan (Richmond) (33-26), #2615 Cosby (Midlothian) (20-14), #2615 Cosby (Midlothian) (42-27)
2015 Opponents W-L: 78-61
Recent League Championships: 2014 (5A Conference 12), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAA Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/26/16 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (44-20)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9/9 Huguenot (Richmond), 9/16 at Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield), 9/23 James River (Midlothian), 10/7 at Midlothian, 10/14 at Hermitage (Richmond), 10/21 at Clover Hill (Midlothian), 10/28 Monacan (Richmond), 11/4 Cosby (Midlothian)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hermitage (Richmond) (46.1), Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (37.9), Cosby (Midlothian) (28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Clover Hill (Midlothian) (-6.2), Huguenot (Richmond) (-4.5), Midlothian (1.9)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 (17.3 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #69
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2421
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%