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% |