Salem (VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Spartans Colors: Maroon/Silver Coach: Steve Magenbauer League: AA River Ridge Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2010 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mic Edwards 6'1" 190 Senior 4.68 Chad Fisher 5'8" 160 Junior 4.71 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT D'Metrius Williams 5'11.5" 180 Senior CB 4.69 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Running Game Team Weaknesses: Passing Game RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 21.2 2010 National Rank: #2998 2010 State Rank: #92 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -20.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.4 2011 National Rank: #3180 2011 State Rank: #97 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 34.5 Dynasty National Rank: #574 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8 Dynasty Record: 50-10 (21-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 22.7 2010 Points Against Average: 18.9 2010 Differential: +3.8 2010 Wins: #1388 Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (34-14), #1445 Northside (Roanoke) (17-13), #5749 Blacksburg (13-7), #6333 Byrd [William] (Vinton) (35-6), #6892 Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (27-21), #8751 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (18-13), #9361 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (38-3) 2010 Losses: #718 Christiansburg (28-14), #1470 Cave Spring (Roanoke) (34-6), #1837 Magna Vista (Ridgeway) (48-35), #3063 Pulaski County (Dublin) (21-13) 2010 Opponents W-L: 64-57 Recent State Championships: 2005 (4), 2004 (4) Recent League Championships: 2009, 2007 (River Ridge AA), 2006 (River Ridge AA), 2005 (River Ridge AA), 2004 (River Ridge AA) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 Byrd [William] (Vinton) (27-13) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Lord Botetourt (Daleville), 9/9 at Franklin County (Rocky Mount), 9/16 Byrd [William] (Vinton), 9/23 at Northside (Roanoke), 9/30 Fleming [William] (Roanoke), 10/7 Cave Spring (Roanoke), 10/14 at Blacksburg, 10/21 at Christiansburg, 10/28 Hidden Valley (Roanoke), 11/4 Pulaski County (Dublin) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Christiansburg (42), Northside (Roanoke) (35.9), Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (31.7) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (-2.1), Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (3), Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (6.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (18.6 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2149 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 9/2 at Lord Botetourt (Daleville) [projection: 28-7 win] |