Howard (Wilmington, DE)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue/White Coach: Dan Ritter League: 2A District 2 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 19.8 2022 National Rank: #2264 2022 State Rank: #10 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +2.8 2023 Starting Power Rating: 6.6 2023 National Rank: #1819 2023 State Rank: #9 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 18.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2182 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.5 Dynasty Record: 39-12 (24-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 7-2 2022 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 34 2022 Points Against Average: 16.7 2022 Differential: +17.3 2022 Wins: #1943 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (38-34), #4732 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington) (20-7), #5875 Tower Hill (Wilmington) (40-6), #6062 Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark) (44-18), #6768 Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (52-22), #6893 Concord (Wilmington) (48-0), #10919 Brandywine (Wilmington) (56-16) 2022 Losses: #434 Wilmington Friends (Wilmington) (34-8), #1943 Archmere Academy (Claymont) (13-0) 2022 Opponents W-L: 47-48 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 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/31 at Hodgson Vo-Tech [Paul M.] (Newark), 9/15 at Caravel (Bear), 9/23 Woodbridge (Bridgeville), 9/30 at Lake Forest (Felton), 10/7 at Wilmington Friends (Wilmington), 10/14 Newark, 10/20 Odessa (Townsend), 10/28 Archmere Academy (Claymont), 11/3 Mount Pleasant (Wilmington), 11/10 at Tower Hill (Wilmington) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Caravel (Bear) (20), Wilmington Friends (Wilmington) (16.4), Archmere Academy (Claymont) (7.3) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Woodbridge (Bridgeville) (-32.3), Odessa (Townsend) (-32.2), Newark (-21.7) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3 (7.4 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14.2 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #15 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3028 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2023 Projected League Finish: 1st 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.