Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA) previews home 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] |