Manchester (Midlothian, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Blue/Orange
Coach: Tom Hall
League: Dominion
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2018 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Andre Crawley 6'2" 285 Senior DT 4.9
Isaiah Todd 5'7" 185 Senior RB 4.5
James Bell 6'2" 275 Senior C 5.1

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brendon Clark 6'2" 215 Senior QB
Hakeem Beamon 6'4" 255 Senior SDE
Will Pritchard 6'3" 290 Senior OG
Alston Robinson 6'2" 180 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 38 Players Returning From Undefeated State Championship Team
Team Weaknesses: Lost 14 Starters To Graduation

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 56.1
2018 National Rank: #105
2018 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2019 Starting Power Rating: 31
2019 National Rank: #389
2019 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 27.6
Dynasty National Rank: #1815
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 128-45 (87-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 15-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 54.6
2018 Points Against Average: 4.7
2018 Differential: +49.9
2018 Wins: #430 Colonial Forge (Stafford) (21-7), #693 Freedom (Woodbridge) (49-7), #1105 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (42-3), #2135 Monacan (Richmond) (62-9), #2286 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (55-7), #2595 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (48-7), #4258 Midlothian (47-3), #5029 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (51-21), #5148 Cosby (Midlothian) (49-6), #5773 Huguenot (Richmond) (51-0), #6046 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (75-0), #6139 James River (Midlothian) (49-0), #6139 James River (Midlothian) (79-0), #9126 Hermitage (Richmond) (70-0), #10865 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (71-0)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 91-83
Recent State Championships: 2018 (6)
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2016, 2014 (5A Conference 12), 2011 (tied for 1st; AAA Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 15
Streak List: 8/31/18 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (75-0), 9/7/18 Cosby (Midlothian) (49-6), 9/12/18 Monacan (Richmond) (62-9), 9/21/18 Midlothian (47-3), 9/28/18 James River (Midlothian) (79-0), 10/5/18 Huguenot (Richmond) (51-0), 10/12/18 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (55-7), 10/19/18 Clover Hill (Midlothian) (51-21), 10/26/18 Hermitage (Richmond) (70-0), 11/1/18 Wythe [George] (Richmond) (71-0), 11/9/18 James River (Midlothian) (49-0), 11/17/18 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (48-7), 11/23/18 Colonial Forge (Stafford) (21-7), 12/1/18 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (42-3), 12/8/18 Freedom (Woodbridge) (49-7)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 at Varina (Richmond), 9/13 at Monacan (Richmond), 9/20 Clover Hill (Midlothian), 9/27 James River (Midlothian), 10/4 Huguenot (Richmond), 10/11 Highland Springs, 10/18 at Midlothian, 10/25 Powhatan, 11/1 at Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield), 11/8 Cosby (Midlothian)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Springs (50.5), Varina (Richmond) (12.2), Monacan (Richmond) (2.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: James River (Midlothian) (-17.8), Powhatan (-14.9), Midlothian (-11.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (16.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.1
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.3
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #23
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2027
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 5%