| Amherst County (Amherst, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Cecil Phillips League: AA Seminole Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Marquis Brown 5'10" 180 Junior RB/LB 4.59 Trey Gaines 6'1" 220 Senior OL/DL 4.98 Tyler Dawson 5'11" 150 Senior K 4.90 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Weaknesses: Experience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 32.6 2010 National Rank: #1310 2010 State Rank: #34 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 22.8 2011 National Rank: #2353 2011 State Rank: #72 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 45.7 Dynasty National Rank: #120 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.6 Dynasty Record: 61-7 (29-2 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2010 Points For Average: 28.6 2010 Points Against Average: 15 2010 Differential: +13.6 2010 Wins: #962 Brookville (Lynchburg) (31-14), #3034 Broadway (47-14), #3063 Pulaski County (Dublin) (14-0), #4632 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (38-15), #4804 Heritage (Lynchburg) (14-6), #5800 Bassett (24-7), #6158 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (55-21), #6752 Tabb (Yorktown) (34-0), #8188 Rustburg (56-14) 2010 Losses: #542 Harrisonburg (28-23), #1277 Liberty (Bedford) (27-0), #2480 Washington [George] (Danville) (34-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 73-62 Recent State Championships: 2007 (4), 2006 (4) Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009, 2007 (Seminole AA), 2006 (Seminole AA), 2005 (tied for 1st; Seminole AA) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Northside (Roanoke), 9/2 Fleming [William] (Roanoke), 9/9 Washington [George] (Danville), 9/23 at Rockbridge County (Lexington), 9/30 Heritage (Lynchburg), 10/7 at Rustburg, 10/14 Brookville (Lynchburg), 10/21 at Jefferson Forest (Forest), 10/28 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 11/4 at Liberty (Bedford) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Brookville (Lynchburg) (37.4), Northside (Roanoke) (35.9), Washington [George] (Danville) (19.5) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rustburg (-0.5), Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (3), Rockbridge County (Lexington) (4.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (20.7 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: 0 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #114 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2716 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/26 at Northside (Roanoke) [projection: 22-10 loss] |