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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Lew Johnston
League: VISFA Tidewater
Playoff Division: VISFA 2
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2011 JV Record: 5-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Jack Russell 5'11" 180 Junior ILB/HB 4.60
Tim Burns 6'3.5" 220 Senior QB 4.95
John Mobley 6'3" 235 Junior TE/DE 5.00

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 1.2
2011 National Rank: #7653
2011 State Rank: #217
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 2.5
2012 National Rank: #7033
2012 State Rank: #200
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -6.1
Dynasty National Rank: #10204
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.8
Dynasty Record: 46-44 (16-15-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 6-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 30
2011 Points Against Average: 17.5
2011 Differential: +12.5
2011 Wins: #9388 Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake) (44-0), #10830 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (45-28), #11758 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (27-6), #11809 Portsmouth Christian (Portsmouth) (42-6), #12506 Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg) (20-6), #14256 Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (62-0)
2011 Losses: #1206 Christchurch School (Christchurch) (33-0), #3950 Norfolk Christian (Norfolk) (28-21), #6523 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (38-23), #10196 First Flight (Kill Devil Hills, NC) (30-16)
2011 Opponents W-L: 45-53
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 6
Streak List: 10/1/11 Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg) (20-6), 10/7/11 Portsmouth Christian (Portsmouth) (42-6), 10/14/11 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (27-6), 10/21/11 Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake) (44-0), 10/28/11 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (45-28), 11/4/11 Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (62-0)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/31 First Flight (Kill Devil Hills, NC), 9/8 at Christchurch School (Christchurch), 9/14 at Norfolk Christian (Norfolk), 9/22 at Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach), 9/28 Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg), 10/5 Portsmouth Christian (Portsmouth), 10/13 at Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 10/19 Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake), 10/26 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 11/2 at Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Christchurch School (Christchurch) (27), Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (7.4), Norfolk Christian (Norfolk) (7.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (-41.1), Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg) (-18.3), Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (-14.8)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #282
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9779
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%