Ben Lippen (Columbia, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Gold/Green
Coach: Bennett Weigle
League: SCISA 4A (moving from SCISA AAAA)
Playoff Division: SCISA 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

RATINGS
2023 Final Power Rating: -11.5
2023 National Rank: #7902
2023 State Rank: #154
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.4
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.2
2024 Starting Power Rating: -26
2024 National Rank: #7175
2024 State Rank: #137
5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2018-2023 Rating): -6.7
5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #7313
2024 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 17.2
5-Year Dynasty Record: 23-32 (15-16 in league)
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2023 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6266
2024 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.5
Dynasty Record: 115-117 (62-75 in league)

HISTORICAL
2023 Overall Record: 5-6
2023 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (tied for 5th)
2023 Points For Average: 25.7
2023 Points Against Average: 30.5
2023 Differential: -4.8
2023 Wins: #6599 Pinewood Prep (Summerville) (28-21), #9271 Trinity Collegiate (Darlington) (22-18), #10205 Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (21-14), #10545 Camden Military (Camden) (49-22), #10921 Asheville Christian Academy (Swannanoa, NC) (62-54)
2023 Losses: #3728 Hilton Head Christian Academy (Hilton Head Island) (31-14), #3988 Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg) (43-27), #4063 Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (31-0), #5869 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (28-23), #5869 Porter-Gaud (Charleston) (42-9), #8256 Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA) (31-28)
2023 Opponents W-L: 70-53
Recent State Championships: 2016 (SCISA AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2024 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2024 Schedule: 8/16 First Baptist (Charleston), 8/30 at Trinity Collegiate (Darlington), 9/6 Wilson Hall (Sumter), 9/13 at Cardinal Newman (Columbia), 9/20 Northwood Academy (Charleston), 9/27 Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning), 10/4 at Porter-Gaud (Charleston), 10/10 vs Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia), 10/25 Hammond (Columbia), 11/1 at Augusta Christian (Martinez, GA)
Highest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: Hammond (Columbia) (8.7), Manning Academy [Laurence] (Manning) (-9.2), Cardinal Newman (Columbia) (-10)
Lowest-Rated 2024 Regular Season Opponents: First Baptist (Charleston) (-58.3), Trinity Collegiate (Darlington) (-39.3), Heathwood Hall Episcopal (Columbia) (-38.8)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.4 (-7.7 overall)
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -23.1
2024 vs. 2023 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #144
2024 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6984
2024 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2024 Projected League Finish: 5th
2024 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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