Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Gold/Green
League: SCISA AAA
Playoff Division: SCISA AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #1

D1 PROSPECTS
Trad Beatty 6'5" 220 Senior QB
Kyle Wright 6'1" 220 Senior ILB
Blake Harris 6'2" 270 Senior OG
Will Cureton 6'4" 195 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Cole Owens 5'11" 170 Senior WR
Patrick McClure 6'2" 185 Senior QB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 33.3
2016 National Rank: #1306
2016 State Rank: #22
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 32.7
2017 National Rank: #1327
2017 State Rank: #22
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5566
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 24.6
Dynasty Record: 82-75 (37-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 34.1
2016 Points Against Average: 16.3
2016 Differential: +17.8
2016 Wins: #1746 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (27-21), #2775 Hammond (Columbia) (41-14), #2775 Hammond (Columbia) (31-21), #3376 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (28-27), #5926 Wilson Hall (Sumter) (41-8), #5926 Wilson Hall (Sumter) (30-12), #8295 Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (42-7), #9252 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (50-14), #11639 Northwood Academy (Charleston) (13-0), #13757 Oakbrook Prep (Spartanburg) (55-0)
2016 Losses: #1746 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (38-26), #5059 Pinewood Prep (Summerville) (34-25)
2016 Opponents W-L: 68-57
Recent State Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 6
Streak List: 9/30/16 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (28-27), 10/21/16 Wilson Hall (Sumter) (41-8), 10/28/16 Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (42-7), 11/4/16 Wilson Hall (Sumter) (30-12), 11/11/16 Hammond (Columbia) (41-14), 11/19/16 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (27-21)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 vs University Christian (Jacksonville, FL), 8/25 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia), 9/8 at Hammond (Columbia), 9/15 Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 9/22 at Pinewood Prep (Summerville), 9/29 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning), 10/6 at Orangeburg Prep (Orangeburg), 10/20 Wilson Hall (Sumter), 10/27 at Cardinal Newman (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: University Christian (Jacksonville, FL) (35.6), Hammond (Columbia) (28.8), Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (19.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Orangeburg Prep (Orangeburg) (-12.6), Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (-10.6), Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (-2.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (11.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #109
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5672
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17%



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