Manchester (Midlothian, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Tom Hall
League: Dominion
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brendon Clark 6'3" 205 QB 4.5
Jonathan Rose 6'1" 180 WR 4.3
Jake Drudge 6'6" 290 OL 4.9

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Zayin West 6'2" 230 Senior DT
Elkanah Odembo 6'1" 205 Senior SDE
Nygil Johnson 6'3" 180 Senior S

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30.8
2016 National Rank: #1579
2016 State Rank: #33
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.1
2017 Starting Power Rating: 37.9
2017 National Rank: #881
2017 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 23.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1693
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14
Dynasty Record: 102-43 (72-22 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-2
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 35.2
2016 Points Against Average: 21.9
2016 Differential: +13.3
2016 Wins: #509 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (21-14), #2064 Monacan (Richmond) (36-35), #2628 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (37-28), #3855 James River (Midlothian) (41-34), #3996 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (44-20), #4640 Cosby (Midlothian) (21-14), #4640 Cosby (Midlothian) (34-33), #6914 Huguenot (Richmond) (48-0), #7076 Midlothian (54-26), #8854 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (40-20), #11502 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (56-6)
2016 Losses: #761 Hermitage (Richmond) (28-7), #1108 Colonial Forge (Stafford) (27-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 77-68
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (5A Conference 12), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAA Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 9/1 at Riverbend (Fredericksburg), 9/8 Cosby (Midlothian), 9/15 at Monacan (Richmond), 9/22 Midlothian, 9/29 at James River (Midlothian), 10/6 Huguenot (Richmond), 10/13 at Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield), 10/20 at Clover Hill (Midlothian), 10/27 Hermitage (Richmond), 11/3 Wythe [George] (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (40.3), Hermitage (Richmond) (36), Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (28.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wythe [George] (Richmond) (-20.4), Clover Hill (Midlothian) (-0.4), Huguenot (Richmond) (1.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (19.2 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #61
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2897
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 14%