Long Reach (Columbia, MD)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lightning Coach: Jamie Willis League: Howard County Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2017 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Luis Gooden Jr 5'9" 150 Senior WR/FS Jeremy Huffman 5'9" 190 Senior LB Antoine Booth 5'11" 155 Sophomore DB/WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Nucleus Of JV Players Moving Up Team Weaknesses: 3 Of 5 OL Graduated, Lost 20 Seniors RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 18 2017 National Rank: #3151 2017 State Rank: #60 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3 2018 National Rank: #4121 2018 State Rank: #71 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #5669 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.1 Dynasty Record: 84-71 (80-67 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 21 2017 Points Against Average: 15.7 2017 Differential: +5.3 2017 Wins: #4149 Atholton (Columbia) (14-13), #4149 Atholton (Columbia) (37-0), #4481 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (27-6), #5992 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (29-28), #7043 Wilde Lake (Columbia) (21-0), #7137 Chesapeake (Pasadena) (27-24), #9053 Hammond (Columbia) (23-0), #9279 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (35-0) 2017 Losses: #911 Howard (Ellicott City) (20-6), #1301 Milford Mill Academy (Baltimore) (33-6), #2075 River Hill (Clarksville) (42-6), #4651 Reservoir (Fulton) (22-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 69-57 Recent League Championships: 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Atholton (Columbia), 9/7 at Hammond (Columbia), 9/14 River Hill (Clarksville), 9/21 at Centennial (Ellicott City), 9/28 at Wilde Lake (Columbia), 10/5 Howard (Ellicott City), 10/12 at Glenelg, 10/20 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City), 10/26 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville), 11/2 at Reservoir (Fulton) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Howard (Ellicott City) (15.8), Glenelg (11.6), Atholton (Columbia) (5.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (-31.7), Hammond (Columbia) (-24.7), Reservoir (Fulton) (-15.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.9 (15.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.5 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3836 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%