Howard (Wilmington, DE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Ritter
League: Blue Hen Flight - B
Playoff Division: II
Playoff Division Rank: #12

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Malik Banks 6'1" 195 Senior S

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -6
2017 National Rank: #8345
2017 State Rank: #22
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -27.7
2018 National Rank: #9512
2018 State Rank: #25
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 9.9
Dynasty National Rank: #6376
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 37.6
Dynasty Record: 109-52 (76-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-4
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2017 Points For Average: 28.2
2017 Points Against Average: 21.3
2017 Differential: +6.9
2017 Wins: #6941 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (36-20), #8355 St. Georges Tech (Middletown) (38-14), #9879 Glasgow (Newark) (34-28), #11290 Brandywine (Wilmington) (14-12), #11443 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (42-7), #13529 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (2-0), #13702 Christiana (Newark) (60-12), #13716 McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (42-0)
2017 Losses: #3401 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (47-12), #6841 St. Mark's (Wilmington) (23-16), #6941 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (36-28), #7353 Tower Hill (Wilmington) (56-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 64-58
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2017, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008, 2005 (Blue Hen Flight B)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/8 at St. Georges Tech (Middletown), 9/15 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 9/21 at McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington), 9/29 at Brandywine (Wilmington), 10/4 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington), 10/12 at St. Mark's (Wilmington), 10/19 at DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington), 10/27 at Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 11/1 Christiana (Newark), 11/9 at Glasgow (Newark)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (6.7), DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (-3), St. Mark's (Wilmington) (-9.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: McKean [Thomas] (Wilmington) (-61), Christiana (Newark) (-57.2), Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (-50.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.7 (-8.9 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -32.1
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.4
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #32
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11803
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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