| Bassett (VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bengals Colors: Blue/Orange/White Coach: Jay Gilbert League: AA Piedmont Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #54 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2009 JV Record: 1-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Shaq Finney 5'9" 165 Senior RB/C Dashaun Valentine 6'0" 205 Sophomore QB/LB B.J. Preston 5'10" 185 Senior WR/S STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At Most Positions, Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Unproven Talent RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 3.1 2009 National Rank: #7198 2009 State Rank: #210 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 8.7 2010 National Rank: #5494 2010 State Rank: #179 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 14.2 Dynasty National Rank: #3312 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6 Dynasty Record: 48-33 (25-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 3-8 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (3rd) 2009 Points For Average: 10.9 2009 Points Against Average: 30.6 2009 Differential: -19.7 2009 Wins: #5942 Carroll County (Hillsville) (21-20), #9061 Martinsville (17-14), #9305 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (27-16) 2009 Losses: #194 Amherst County (Amherst) (58-14), #821 Christiansburg (48-6), #821 Christiansburg (49-0), #1062 Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (35-3), #3190 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (32-7), #3912 Magna Vista (Ridgeway) (22-14), #5854 Henry (Roanoke) (21-11), #6622 Patrick County (Stuart) (22-0) 2009 Opponents W-L: 73-54 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Piedmont AA), 2006 (tied for 1st; Piedmont AA), 2005 (Piedmont AA), 2004 (Piedmont AA) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 9/3 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke), 9/10 vs Jefferson Forest (Forest), 9/17 Christiansburg, 9/24 Franklin County (Rocky Mount), 10/8 at Amherst County (Amherst), 10/15 Martinsville, 10/22 at Tunstall (Dry Fork), 10/29 Patrick County (Stuart), 11/5 at Magna Vista (Ridgeway), 11/12 at Carroll County (Hillsville) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Amherst County (Amherst) (48.5), Christiansburg (32.1), Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (30.7) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Tunstall (Dry Fork) (-8.8), Martinsville (-3.2), Patrick County (Stuart) (0.7) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.8 (20.3 overall) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.6 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #122 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2437 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7 2010 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/3 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke) [projection: 26-24 loss] |