Downingtown West (Downingtown, PA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Whippets Colors: Royal Blue/Gold Coach: Michael Milano League: Ches-Mont - National Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2022 JV Record: 7-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jake Kucera 5'9" 185 Senior FS/WR 4.39 Quinn Henicle 6'2" 185 Senior QB 4.42 Ryan Howard 6'7" 315 Senior T/DT COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Cooper Young 6'5" 280 Senior IOL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, 15 Returning Starters, Speed Team Weaknesses: Replacing 2 Outstanding OL RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 27.6 2022 National Rank: #1412 2022 State Rank: #57 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.4 2023 Starting Power Rating: 18.2 2023 National Rank: #851 2023 State Rank: #27 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 30.7 Dynasty National Rank: #886 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.7 Dynasty Record: 40-14 (14-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 9-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 36.1 2022 Points Against Average: 16.5 2022 Differential: +19.6 2022 Wins: #774 Downingtown East (Exton) (31-28), #2574 Chester (34-19), #3413 Neshaminy (Langhorne) (30-7), #3478 Conestoga (Berwyn) (35-13), #3914 Highland Regional (Blackwood, NJ) (48-13), #5325 Avon Grove (West Grove) (55-0), #5687 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (56-20), #7452 Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) (47-6), #8177 East (West Chester) (49-14) 2022 Losses: #764 Coatesville (14-10), #774 Downingtown East (Exton) (34-9), #1381 Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville) (30-29) 2022 Opponents W-L: 76-57 Recent League Championships: 2019 (tied for 1st), 2013, 2009 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Lincoln [Abraham] (Philadelphia), 9/1 Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville), 9/8 at Neshaminy (Langhorne), 9/14 at Avon Grove (West Grove), 9/22 Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester), 9/29 at East (West Chester), 10/6 at Coatesville, 10/14 at Chester, 10/20 Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown), 10/27 at Downingtown East (Exton) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Downingtown East (Exton) (20.7), Perkiomen Valley (Collegeville) (8.5), Coatesville (6.9) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: East (West Chester) (-32.7), Henderson [B. Reed] (West Chester) (-32.5), Bishop Shanahan (Downingtown) (-21.5) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 (15.2 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.5 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #90 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2755 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16% |