Lake Taylor (Norfolk, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Titans
Colors: Scarlet/White
Coach: Hank Sawyer
League: Eastern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Darnell Ewell 6'4" 295 Senior DT
Diamonte Tucker-Dorsey 5'10" 210 Senior ILB

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 34.4
2016 National Rank: #1219
2016 State Rank: #24
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.4
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +7.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2017 National Rank: #706
2017 State Rank: #14
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 33.7
Dynasty National Rank: #537
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 143-30 (78-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 41.9
2016 Points Against Average: 17.5
2016 Differential: +24.4
2016 Wins: #962 Norview (Norfolk) (27-20), #2417 Western Branch (Chesapeake) (31-6), #2834 Northeastern (Elizabeth City, NC) (62-41), #2834 Heritage (Newport News) (42-19), #5636 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (27-21), #5877 Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth) (40-0), #6781 Granby (Norfolk) (28-9), #8193 Maury (Norfolk) (70-9), #8317 Wilson [Woodrow] (Portsmouth) (62-26), #11502 Churchland (Portsmouth) (51-6), #11622 Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk) (69-6)
2016 Losses: #471 Dinwiddie (29-15), #2834 Heritage (Newport News) (35-21)
2016 Opponents W-L: 79-71
Recent State Championships: 2014, 2012 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 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 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 Western Branch (Chesapeake), 9/9 at Freedom (Woodbridge), 9/15 at Maury (Norfolk), 9/22 Norview (Norfolk), 9/29 Phoebus (Hampton), 10/5 at Granby (Norfolk), 10/13 Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth), 10/20 at Wilson [Woodrow] (Portsmouth), 10/27 Churchland (Portsmouth), 11/4 at Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Norview (Norfolk) (31.7), Phoebus (Hampton) (28.9), Freedom (Woodbridge) (25.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Churchland (Portsmouth) (-16.8), Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk) (-13.8), Wilson [Woodrow] (Portsmouth) (-5.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.7 (15.8 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4525
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 63%



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