Manchester (Midlothian, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Tom Hall
League: Dominion
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2017 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Brendon Clark 6'3" 225 QB 4.5
Will Pritchard 6'4" 280 OL 4.9
Alston Robinson 6'3" 205 OLB/WR 4.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 52 Players Return, 5 All-State Players Are Back

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 35.8
2017 National Rank: #984
2017 State Rank: #17
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2018 Starting Power Rating: 32.7
2018 National Rank: #388
2018 State Rank: #5
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2205
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.9
Dynasty Record: 113-45 (79-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 11-2
2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 43.2
2017 Points Against Average: 18.7
2017 Differential: +24.5
2017 Wins: #659 Hermitage (Richmond) (26-20), #1719 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (41-7), #1987 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (23-16), #3010 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (24-21), #5341 James River (Midlothian) (59-15), #6088 Huguenot (Richmond) (58-19), #6693 Midlothian (49-14), #8271 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (50-10), #8271 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (68-7), #9423 Cosby (Midlothian) (35-10), #12512 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (67-14)
2017 Losses: #329 Colonial Forge (Stafford) (48-27), #1757 Monacan (Richmond) (42-35)
2017 Opponents W-L: 75-73
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2014 (5A Conference 12), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAA Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/31 Riverbend (Fredericksburg), 9/7 at Cosby (Midlothian), 9/12 Monacan (Richmond), 9/21 at Midlothian, 9/28 James River (Midlothian), 10/5 at Huguenot (Richmond), 10/12 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield), 10/19 Clover Hill (Midlothian), 10/26 at Hermitage (Richmond), 11/2 Wythe [George] (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hermitage (Richmond) (17.4), Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (13.2), Monacan (Richmond) (4.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Wythe [George] (Richmond) (-44.9), Cosby (Midlothian) (-22.2), Clover Hill (Midlothian) (-18.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.5 (18.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.2
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #130
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4857
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 80%