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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Scott Johnson
League: AAA Southeastern
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #74

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2010 JV Record: 4-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Jordan Veal 6'4.5" 295 Senior OL 5.25
Willie Ponder 6'0.5" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.43
Josh Marriner 5'10" 185 Junior RB/OLB 4.37

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth On Offense, LBs, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: DE

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 5.9
2010 National Rank: #6434
2010 State Rank: #187
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 14.7
2011 National Rank: #3942
2011 State Rank: #125
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 19.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2616
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.8
Dynasty Record: 33-21 (28-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 2-8
2010 League Record/Finish: 2-7 (8th)
2010 Points For Average: 19.9
2010 Points Against Average: 23.3
2010 Differential: -3.4
2010 Wins: #9741 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (40-0), #10044 Lakeland (Suffolk) (36-19)
2010 Losses: #473 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (40-18), #713 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (24-21), #2053 Washington [Booker T.] (Norfolk) (30-7), #2277 Grassfield (Chesapeake) (31-26), #3501 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (28-9), #3625 Hickory (Chesapeake) (24-15), #4461 Indian River (Chesapeake) (17-14), #6938 King's Fork (Suffolk) (20-13)
2010 Opponents W-L: 57-50
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southeastern AAA), 2003 (Southeastern AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 9/2 at Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth), 9/9 Deep Creek (Chesapeake), 9/16 Hickory (Chesapeake), 9/26 at Lakeland (Suffolk), 9/30 at King's Fork (Suffolk), 10/7 Grassfield (Chesapeake), 10/14 at Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 10/21 at Nansemond River (Suffolk), 10/28 vs Great Bridge (Chesapeake), 11/4 Indian River (Chesapeake)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (42.4), Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth) (37.6), Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (35.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Nansemond River (Suffolk) (-8.4), Lakeland (Suffolk) (-8.2), King's Fork (Suffolk) (10.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.6
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: 5th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 9/2 at Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth) [projection: 35-12 loss]