Howard (Ellicott City, MD)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Ross Hannon
League: Howard County
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Gabe Gray 6'2" 260 Senior OL/DL
Kyle Perry 6'0" 250 Senior OL/DL
Alex Rebaza 5'9" 160 Junior RB/SB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Strong JV Program Feeds Varsity
Team Weaknesses: WR

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2018 National Rank: #3241
2018 State Rank: #54
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
2019 Starting Power Rating: -8.3
2019 National Rank: #4758
2019 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 19.8
Dynasty National Rank: #3342
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 28.1
Dynasty Record: 115-63 [114-64 on the field] (104-54 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 9-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (2nd)
2018 Points For Average: 25.9
2018 Points Against Average: 14
2018 Differential: +11.9
2018 Wins: #3385 River Hill (Clarksville) (22-7), #4928 Oakland Mills (Columbia) (33-12), #5806 Long Reach (Columbia) (22-12), #7219 Reservoir (Fulton) (28-6), #7962 Marriotts Ridge (Marriottsville) (25-20), #8460 Atholton (Columbia) (38-7), #10978 Mt. Hebron (Ellicott City) (42-0), #11125 Hammond (Columbia) (38-0), #13080 Centennial (Ellicott City) (2-0)
2018 Losses: #890 Glenelg (42-14), #969 Mergenthaler Vo-Tech (Baltimore) (48-21)
2018 Opponents W-L: 60-61
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016, 2015, 2014
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Hammond (Columbia), 9/6 Reservoir (Fulton), 9/13 at South Hagerstown (Hagerstown), 9/20 at Loyola Blakefield (Towson), 9/27 Sherwood (Sandy Spring), 10/4 at Glenelg, 10/11 at Wilde Lake (Columbia), 10/18 Oakland Mills (Columbia), 10/25 Long Reach (Columbia), 11/1 at River Hill (Clarksville)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Glenelg (13.2), Loyola Blakefield (Towson) (10.8), River Hill (Clarksville) (5.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (-39.2), Reservoir (Fulton) (-24.3), Wilde Lake (Columbia) (-15.4)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (2.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.4
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #40
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3204
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2019 Projected League Finish: 4th
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%