Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Greg Gibson
League: AAA Southeastern
Playoff Division: 6
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2011 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Marriner 5'10" 200 Senior RB/OLB 4.33
TJ Boothe 6'1" 170 Junior WR/FS 4.50
CJ Thomas 6'2.5" 185 Senior QB/FS 4.48

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Jordan Veal 6'4" 305 Senior OL 5.7

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Team Speed, Depth
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 21.2
2011 National Rank: #3060
2011 State Rank: #93
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 22.8
2012 National Rank: #2476
2012 State Rank: #77
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 20.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2134
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.6
Dynasty Record: 61-33 (49-26 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 4-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (tied for 6th)
2011 Points For Average: 26.3
2011 Points Against Average: 23.7
2011 Differential: +2.6
2011 Wins: #2496 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (35-28), #5781 King's Fork (Suffolk) (12-7), #6255 Indian River (Chesapeake) (44-6), #9685 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (38-0)
2011 Losses: #51 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (42-12), #762 Grassfield (Chesapeake) (35-21), #1044 Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth) (21-14), #1909 Lakeland (Suffolk) (26-23), #2448 Hickory (Chesapeake) (35-34), #2809 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (37-30)
2011 Opponents W-L: 62-50
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southeastern AAA), 2003 (Southeastern AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 2
Streak List: 10/31/11 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (35-28), 11/4/11 Indian River (Chesapeake) (44-6)

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/30 Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth), 9/7 at Deep Creek (Chesapeake), 9/14 at Hickory (Chesapeake), 9/21 Lakeland (Suffolk), 9/28 King's Fork (Suffolk), 10/5 at Grassfield (Chesapeake), 10/12 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 10/19 Nansemond River (Suffolk), 10/26 at Great Bridge (Chesapeake), 11/2 at Indian River (Chesapeake)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (63.1), Grassfield (Chesapeake) (38.4), Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth) (33.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (-6.7), Indian River (Chesapeake) (6.7), King's Fork (Suffolk) (21.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.6
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #765
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 6th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%