Howard (Wilmington, DE)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Dan Ritter
League: 2A District 2 (moving from Blue Hen Flight - B)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RATINGS
2020 Final Power Rating: 33.2
2020 National Rank: #937
2020 State Rank: #1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2021 Starting Power Rating: 13.5
2021 National Rank: #1614
2021 State Rank: #4
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 12.1
Dynasty National Rank: #5208
2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 136-56 (93-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2020 Overall Record: 7-0
2020 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2020 Points For Average: 45.7
2020 Points Against Average: 7.3
2020 Differential: +38.4
2020 Wins: #3649 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (42-6), #4826 Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear) (34-13), #4872 Appoquinimink (West Middletown) (42-13), #6768 Newark (54-12), #9237 Brandywine (Wilmington) (42-7), #11024 Glasgow (Newark) (52-0), #12249 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (54-0)
2020 Losses: none
2020 Opponents W-L: 28-22
Recent State Championships: 2020 (II), 2019 (II), 2015 (II)
Recent League Championships: 2020 (Blue Hen Flight - B), 2019 (Blue Hen Flight - B), 2017 (Blue Hen Flight - B), 2009 (tied for 1st; Blue Hen Flight - B), 2008 (Blue Hen Flight - B), 2005 (Blue Hen Flight B)
Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 14
Streak List: 10/18/19 Newark (38-6), 10/26/19 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (36-21), 10/31/19 Dickinson [John] (Wilmington) (44-0), 11/7/19 Glasgow (Newark) (36-6), 11/16/19 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (38-14), 11/22/19 Delmar (50-29), 11/30/19 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (16-15), 10/24/20 Newark (54-12), 10/31/20 Brandywine (Wilmington) (42-7), 11/7/20 Glasgow (Newark) (52-0), 11/13/20 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (54-0), 11/27/20 Appoquinimink (West Middletown) (42-13), 12/11/20 Red Lion Christian Academy (Bear) (34-13), 12/19/20 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (42-6)

SCHEDULE
2021 Schedule: 9/9 Concord (Wilmington), 9/17 Brandywine (Wilmington), 9/25 at Archmere Academy (Claymont), 10/2 at Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 10/9 at Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 10/15 at Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington), 10/23 at Wilmington Friends (Wilmington), 10/30 Tower Hill (Wilmington), 11/5 DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington), 11/12 Woodbridge (Bridgeville)
Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Archmere Academy (Claymont) (4.3), Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (0), Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (-13.1)
Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: DuPont [Alexis I.] (Wilmington) (-44), Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (-31.8), Wilmington Friends (Wilmington) (-29.9)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.4 (-2.5 overall)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9
2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.5
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #19
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7624
2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2021 Projected League Finish: 1st
2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 70%



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