| Gate City (VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/White Coach: Bill Houseright League: A Western (moving from A Clinch Mountain) Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2010 JV Record: 2-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jay Howington 6'1" 235 Senior DL/OL 4.80 Elliott Seaver 6'1" 205 Senior LB/RB 4.70 Derick Miller 6'1" 200 Senior DE/RB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: Skill Positions RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 30.7 2010 National Rank: #1502 2010 State Rank: #44 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2011 Starting Power Rating: 32.8 2011 National Rank: #1032 2011 State Rank: #35 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 17.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3127 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7 Dynasty Record: 45-17 (18-5 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 12-2 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 35.1 2010 Points Against Average: 11.6 2010 Differential: +23.5 2010 Wins: #1909 Gretna (27-17), #2353 Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN) (31-28), #3240 Radford (27-17), #6574 Honaker (53-6), #6786 Powell Valley (Big Stone Gap) (44-7), #7482 Lebanon (44-0), #8786 Lee (Jonesville) (33-7), #9400 Virginia (Bristol) (42-13), #10235 Appalachia (45-8), #10455 Coeburn (56-0), #11787 Tazewell (41-0), #12003 Battle [John S.] (Bristol) (48-7) 2010 Losses: #438 Richlands (31-0), #2208 Bluefield (WV) (21-0) 2010 Opponents W-L: 91-68 Recent State Championships: 2010 (2), 2003 (2) Recent League Championships: 2010 (A Clinch Mountain), 2009 (A Clinch Mountain), 2008 (Clinch Mountain A), 2005 (tied for 1st; Lonesome Pine A), 2003 (Lonesome Pine A) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 Lebanon (36-0) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/26 at Richlands, 9/2 Harlan County (Harlan, KY), 9/9 Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN), 9/16 at Lebanon, 9/30 Bluefield (WV), 10/7 at Battle [John S.] (Bristol), 10/14 Virginia (Bristol), 10/21 at Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia), 10/28 Lee (Jonesville), 11/4 at Clintwood Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Harlan County (Harlan, KY) (40.8), Richlands (39), Sullivan South (Kingsport, TN) (25.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Battle [John S.] (Bristol) (-8.3), Virginia (Bristol) (-5.3), Lee (Jonesville) (-2.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2 (8.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #160 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3840 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% Opener: 8/26 at Richlands [projection: 31-26 loss] |