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GENERAL
Nickname: Bengals
Colors: Blue/Orange/White
Coach: Jay Gilbert
League: 4A Conference 24 (moving from AA Piedmont)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #49

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2012 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Tay Ross 5'10" 175 Senior SS 4.65
Ryan Wilkerson 6'2" 215 Senior DE/TE 5.03
Ryan Akers 5'11" 260 Senior LB 4.75

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Work Ethic, Young, Coachable
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience At Key Positions

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 3.6
2012 National Rank: #7111
2012 State Rank: #206
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -10.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -6.9
2013 National Rank: #9618
2013 State Rank: #264
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #5917
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.2
Dynasty Record: 21-34 (12-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 4-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 23
2012 Points Against Average: 28.4
2012 Differential: -5.4
2012 Wins: #5254 Magna Vista (Ridgeway) (20-19), #10796 Martinsville (23-22), #11214 Carroll County (Hillsville) (40-12), #13883 Patrick County (Stuart) (51-6)
2012 Losses: #1604 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke) (35-7), #2408 Christiansburg (64-28), #2408 Christiansburg (28-27), #3003 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (44-23), #3038 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (35-12), #3194 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (19-15), #4529 Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (28-7)
2012 Opponents W-L: 58-65
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; AA Piedmont), 2007 (Piedmont AA), 2006 (tied for 1st; Piedmont AA), 2005 (Piedmont AA), 2004 (Piedmont AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at North Stokes (Danbury, NC), 9/6 Franklin County (Rocky Mount), 9/13 at Christiansburg, 9/20 Hidden Valley (Roanoke), 10/4 at Washington [George] (Danville), 10/11 at Halifax County (South Boston), 10/18 Tunstall (Dry Fork), 10/25 Patrick County (Stuart), 11/1 at Martinsville, 11/8 Magna Vista (Ridgeway)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Tunstall (Dry Fork) (26.3), Washington [George] (Danville) (25.8), Christiansburg (25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Patrick County (Stuart) (-35.8), North Stokes (Danbury, NC) (-15.7), Martinsville (-12.3)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (11.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #209
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5971
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2013 Projected League Finish: 7th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%