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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ricky Irby
League: 3A Conference 26 (moving from AAA Central)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 23.7
2012 National Rank: #2698
2012 State Rank: #84
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -11.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 10.9
2013 National Rank: #5083
2013 State Rank: #148
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 9.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5249
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.5
Dynasty Record: 19-33 (12-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2012 Points For Average: 27.5
2012 Points Against Average: 20.8
2012 Differential: +6.7
2012 Wins: #2071 Cosby (Midlothian) (21-19), #2664 Dinwiddie (47-28), #3149 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (14-7), #6081 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (38-21), #7198 Brunswick (Lawrenceville) (28-6), #7613 Petersburg (36-14), #8109 Prince George (42-7), #11453 Colonial Heights (28-7)
2012 Losses: #971 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (35-7), #1134 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (56-28), #1917 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (21-20), #2664 Dinwiddie (28-21)
2012 Opponents W-L: 66-62
Recent State Championships: 2003 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Central AAA), 2003 (tied for 1st; Central AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Grafton (Yorktown), 9/13 Powhatan, 9/20 Hanover (Mechanicsville), 9/27 at Dale [Thomas] (Chester), 10/4 at Meadowbrook (Richmond), 10/11 Colonial Heights, 10/18 Petersburg, 10/25 at Dinwiddie, 11/1 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 11/8 at Prince George
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hanover (Mechanicsville) (37.3), Dinwiddie (34.3), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (33.9)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Heights (-15.8), Prince George (-0.3), Petersburg (1.4)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.1 (18.5 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.9
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #125
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3071
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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