Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Gold/Green
Coach: Derek White
League: SCISA AAA
Playoff Division: SCISA AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #5

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
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

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.3
2017 National Rank: #4010
2017 State Rank: #83
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -10
2018 Starting Power Rating: -14.8
2018 National Rank: #6644
2018 State Rank: #128
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5669
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 26.9
Dynasty Record: 89-78 (44-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 38.5
2017 Points Against Average: 23.5
2017 Differential: +15
2017 Wins: #4227 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (26-23), #6332 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (42-28), #7574 Pinewood Prep (Summerville) (55-21), #7566 Wilson Hall (Sumter) (49-14), #9305 Orangeburg Prep (Orangeburg) (34-7), #9687 Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (52-14), #11199 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (53-6)
2017 Losses: #1426 University Christian (Jacksonville, FL) (44-14), #1451 Hammond (Columbia) (35-20), #4227 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (43-40)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-47
Recent State Championships: 2016
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/16 vs Trinity-Byrnes (Darlington), 8/24 Pinewood Prep (Summerville), 8/31 Hammond (Columbia), 9/7 at First Baptist (Charleston), 9/14 Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA), 9/21 at Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning), 9/28 Wilson Hall (Sumter), 10/5 at Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia), 10/19 at Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 10/26 Cardinal Newman (Columbia)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (23.4), First Baptist (Charleston) (13), Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (-3.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA) (-40), Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (-36.2), Pinewood Prep (Summerville) (-22.2)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4 (8.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5804
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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