New Lothrop (MI) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hornets Colors: Black/White Coach: Clint Galvas League: Mid-Michigan (moving from Genesee Area - Blue) Playoff Division: none RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 8-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Avery Moore 6'3" 210 Junior QB 4.8 Jayson Tunstall 6'2" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.2 Garrett Birchmeier 6'4" 230 Senior TE/DE 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 4 Of 5 Starting OL Return, QB Is Back, Good Talent Coming Up From JV Team Weaknesses: 5 Of Defensive Front 7 Starters Graduated RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 16.7 2017 National Rank: #3388 2017 State Rank: #117 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -0.3 2018 National Rank: #3610 2018 State Rank: #121 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 14.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5025 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.6 Dynasty Record: 147-29 (95-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-1 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 43.4 2017 Points Against Average: 14.6 2017 Differential: +28.8 2017 Wins: #3840 Lake Fenton (Linden) (28-22), #6075 Michigan Lutheran Seminary (Saginaw) (35-24), #7027 Hamady (Flint) (56-34), #8406 Saranac (39-14), #9613 Bendle (Burton) (40-0), #10679 Consortium College Prep (Detroit) (36-6), #11285 Beecher (Flint) (42-6), #12714 Bentley (Burton) (48-0), #13189 Atherton (Burton) (69-14), #14124 Genesee (70-6) 2017 Losses: #1058 Pewamo-Westphalia (Pewamo) (35-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 55-52 Recent State Championships: 2006 (8) Recent League Championships: 2017 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2016 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2015 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2014 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2013 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2012 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2011 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2010 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2006 (Genesee Area - Blue), 2005 (Genesee Area Blue), 2004 (Genesee Area Blue), 2003 (Genesee Area Blue) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/23 at Glen Lake (Maple City), 8/30 Johnson [Elisabeth Ann] (Mt. Morris), 9/7 at Byron, 9/14 at Hill-McCloy (Montrose), 9/21 Ovid-Elsie (Elsie), 9/28 Durand, 10/5 at Chesaning, 10/12 Lakeville (Otisville), 10/19 at St. Francis (Traverse City) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. Francis (Traverse City) (15.3), Ovid-Elsie (Elsie) (-2.4), Glen Lake (Maple City) (-10.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Durand (-57.8), Lakeville (Otisville) (-38.5), Johnson [Elisabeth Ann] (Mt. Morris) (-33.8) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -12.4 (-2.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #309 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8204 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |