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

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2012 JV Record: 3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
David Gough 6'1" 225 Junior FB/T 4.70
John Mobley 6'4" 245 Senior TE/DE 4.80
Will Deluca 5'11" 235 Senior C 4.80

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Depth, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Lost QB, LBs

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 10.5
2012 National Rank: #5466
2012 State Rank: #156
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7
2013 Starting Power Rating: 17.3
2013 National Rank: #3634
2013 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 0
Dynasty National Rank: #8054
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19
Dynasty Record: 32-22 (19-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 8-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2012 Points For Average: 32.4
2012 Points Against Average: 16.6
2012 Differential: +15.8
2012 Wins: #4096 Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg) (57-21), #6301 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (22-14), #6301 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (41-21), #8504 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (28-20), #9246 Norfolk Christian (Norfolk) (33-12), #10895 Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake) (57-6), #13081 Portsmouth Christian (Portsmouth) (44-7), #13248 Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (44-0)
2012 Losses: #2359 Blue Ridge (St. George) (41-16), #4582 Christchurch School (Christchurch) (27-26), #7948 First Flight (Kill Devil Hills, NC) (14-13), #8456 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (16-8)
2012 Opponents W-L: 75-52
Recent State Championships: 2009
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Pope John Paul the Great (Dumfries), 9/6 Christchurch School (Christchurch), 9/14 Norfolk Christian (Norfolk), 9/20 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach), 9/27 at St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville), 10/4 at Portsmouth Christian (Portsmouth), 10/11 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 10/18 at Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake), 10/25 at Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 11/1 Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (13.1), Christchurch School (Christchurch) (6.1), Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Portsmouth Christian (Portsmouth) (-27.2), Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (-24.1), St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) (-17.1)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.8 (2.1 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #292
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10285
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 52%