Bishop England (Charleston, SC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Battling Bishops Colors: Kelly Green/White Coach: John Cantey League: AAA Region 8 (moving from AAA Region VII) Playoff Division: AAA Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 1 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2017 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Steven Sumner 6'2" 200 Senior LB Sullivan Clair Junior DB Sawyer Thompson Junior DB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Untested Talent Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Depth, Size RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 9.5 2017 National Rank: #4787 2017 State Rank: #96 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -13.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -19.5 2018 National Rank: #7767 2018 State Rank: #152 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.2 Dynasty National Rank: #5367 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 32.7 Dynasty Record: 109-65-1 (55-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 7-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2017 Points For Average: 32.8 2017 Points Against Average: 27.5 2017 Differential: +5.3 2017 Wins: #5235 Woodland (Dorchester) (35-25), #5399 Manning (45-36), #6040 Hanahan (29-7), #7857 Battery Creek (Beaufort) (32-26), #8918 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (64-46), #10780 Academic Magnet (North Charleston) (41-6), #12518 Lake Marion (Santee) (57-36) 2017 Losses: #253 Dillon (43-12), #2696 West Ashley (Charleston) (35-27), #3126 Timberland (St. Stephen) (28-6), #7522 St. John's (John's Island) (14-13) 2017 Opponents W-L: 65-54 Recent State Championships: 2012 (AA II), 2011 (AA II) Recent League Championships: 2015 (AA Region VI), 2013 (AA Region VI), 2012 (AA Region VI), 2011 (AA Region VI), 2008 (tied for 1st; AA Region VI) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 First Baptist (Charleston), 8/31 at James Island (Charleston), 9/7 Simmons [Philip] (Charleston), 9/14 Timberland (St. Stephen), 9/21 at Woodland (Dorchester), 9/28 at Hanahan, 10/5 Waccamaw (Pawley's Island), 10/12 Academic Magnet (North Charleston), 10/19 at Georgetown, 10/26 at Manning Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: First Baptist (Charleston) (13), Timberland (St. Stephen) (6.1), Georgetown (-4.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Academic Magnet (North Charleston) (-33.8), Waccamaw (Pawley's Island) (-33.6), James Island (Charleston) (-16.6) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.7 (11.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #112 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5091 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%