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GENERAL
Nickname: Sundevils
Colors: Scarlet/Black/Silver
Coach: Robert Jackson
League: 5A Conference 9 (moving from AAA Beach)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Temunchin Hodges 6'6" 230 Senior QB 4.60 [Virginia Tech]
Andrew Motu'apuaka 6'0" 210 Senior LB 4.7 [Virginia Tech]
Kwamane Bowen 6'2" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 45.7
2012 National Rank: #425
2012 State Rank: #13
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: 37.7
2013 National Rank: #781
2013 State Rank: #20
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 31.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1058
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 40-18 [39-19 on the field] (36-14 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 10-2
2012 League Record/Finish: 9-1 (2nd)
2012 Points For Average: 37
2012 Points Against Average: 11.2
2012 Differential: +25.8
2012 Wins: #1040 Grassfield (Chesapeake) (18-13), #1417 Bayside (Virginia Beach) (37-7), #1891 Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach) (47-23), #2618 Kellam [Floyd E.] (Virginia Beach) (35-17), #3542 First Colonial (Virginia Beach) (45-0), #4530 Landstown (Virginia Beach) (48-6), #6316 Kempsville (Virginia Beach) (44-6), #6473 Green Run (Virginia Beach) (37-0), #7642 Tallwood (Virginia Beach) (42-0), #8194 Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) (48-7)
2012 Losses: #107 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (21-15), #215 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (34-28)
2012 Opponents W-L: 69-61
Recent League Championships: 2011 (AAA Beach), 2007 (Beach AAA), 2006 (Beach AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/29 Kellam [Floyd E.] (Virginia Beach), 9/6 at Green Run (Virginia Beach), 9/12 Bayside (Virginia Beach), 9/20 Kempsville (Virginia Beach), 9/27 at Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach), 10/4 at First Colonial (Virginia Beach), 10/12 Landstown (Virginia Beach), 10/18 at Princess Anne (Virginia Beach), 11/1 at Tallwood (Virginia Beach), 11/8 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (61.7), Bayside (Virginia Beach) (32.8), Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach) (29)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) (-1), Tallwood (Virginia Beach) (2.3), Kempsville (Virginia Beach) (6.8)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (26.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.4
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #75
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1992
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2013 Projected League Finish: 1st
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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