Delmar (DE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: David Hearn League: Henlopen - Southern Playoff Division: II Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brooks Parker 6'1" 185 Senior RB/LB 4.6 Nick Davis 6'1" 210 Senior OL/DL 5.0 A.J. Angello 5'10" 160 Junior QB/DB 4.7 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Quick, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Size, Depth, Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 4.8 2016 National Rank: #6277 2016 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 9.3 2017 National Rank: #5204 2017 State Rank: #11 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 7.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5868 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.1 Dynasty Record: 95-55 (56-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 6-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 26.5 2016 Points Against Average: 22.9 2016 Differential: +3.6 2016 Wins: #7759 Laurel (22-20), #7820 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (28-14), #9272 Indian River (Dagsboro) (47-28), #9620 Lake Forest (Felton) (21-7), #10937 Smithsburg (MD) (34-13), #12234 Seaford (54-14) 2016 Losses: #1519 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (39-7), #3521 Caravel (Bear) (45-28), #4264 Milford (35-18), #4802 St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD) (14-6) 2016 Opponents W-L: 51-53 Recent State Championships: 2009 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007, 2006 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 9/8 Smithsburg (MD), 9/15 at St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD), 9/22 St. Elizabeth (Wilmington), 9/29 at Indian River (Dagsboro), 10/7 Arcadia (Oak Hall, VA), 10/13 at Lake Forest (Felton), 10/20 Seaford, 10/27 at Laurel, 11/3 Milford, 11/10 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (33.4), St. Mary's (Annapolis, MD) (24), Milford (12.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Arcadia (Oak Hall, VA) (-26.9), Seaford (-24.6), Smithsburg (MD) (-13.5) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8229 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |