Smyrna (DE) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Eagles Colors: Red/White Coach: Michael Judy League: Henlopen - Northern Playoff Division: I Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Saleem Wormley 6'4" 300 Senior T Darryl Williams 6'2" 220 Junior LB Stephen Whaley 6'1" 210 Senior RB/WR COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION William Knight 5'8.5" 190 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Size/Physicality, Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Very Young Defensively RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 36.5 2017 National Rank: #928 2017 State Rank: #1 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6 2018 Starting Power Rating: 21 2018 National Rank: #969 2018 State Rank: #1 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5214 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.3 Dynasty Record: 88-71 (45-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 40.8 2017 Points Against Average: 19.7 2017 Differential: +21.1 2017 Wins: #1407 Middletown (30-27), #2603 Irvington (NJ) (30-18), #2685 Salesianum (Wilmington) (28-7), #3401 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (48-8), #4282 Sussex Central (Georgetown) (46-13), #5184 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden) (54-37), #6041 Poly (Woodside) (46-0), #6678 Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (46-11), #7907 Cape Henlopen (Lewes) (54-21), #9105 Dover (52-21) 2017 Losses: #1407 Middletown (35-28), #3087 Franklin (Reisterstown, MD) (38-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 82-48 Recent State Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2015, 2003 (tied for 1st; Henlopen Southern) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 10 Streak List: 9/22/17 Irvington (NJ) (30-18), 9/29/17 Cape Henlopen (Lewes) (54-21), 10/6/17 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden) (54-37), 10/13/17 Sussex Central (Georgetown) (46-13), 10/20/17 Dover (52-21), 10/27/17 Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (46-11), 11/3/17 Salesianum (Wilmington) (28-7), 11/10/17 Poly (Woodside) (46-0), 11/25/17 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (48-8), 12/2/17 Middletown (30-27) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/7 Middletown, 9/14 at Franklin (Reisterstown, MD), 9/28 at Cape Henlopen (Lewes), 10/5 Rodney [Caesar] (Camden), 10/12 at Sussex Central (Georgetown), 10/19 Dover, 10/26 at Sussex Tech (Georgetown), 11/2 Salesianum (Wilmington), 11/9 Poly (Woodside) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Middletown (19.6), Franklin (Reisterstown, MD) (-4.6), Salesianum (Wilmington) (-5.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Sussex Tech (Georgetown) (-21.6), Dover (-20.3), Cape Henlopen (Lewes) (-19.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7 (19.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5214 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 57% |