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% |