Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bruins Colors: Navy/Old Gold Coach: Greg Gibson League: 6A Conference 2 (moving from AAA Southeastern) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2012 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Terence Ricks 6'2" 210 Senior WB/OLB 4.30 [Wake Forest] Daiquan Lawrence 6'0" 190 Senior CB/WR 4.35 T.J. Boothe 6'3" 210 WR/SS 4.65 [Hampton] ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Thomas Coleman 6'5" 280 Senior OL [Hampton] D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Josh Marriner 5'10" 185 Senior RB [Connecticut] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Entire OL Returns, Several Offensive Starters Return, More DL Depth Team Weaknesses: Lost 5 Starting LBs RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 39 2012 National Rank: #833 2012 State Rank: #22 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.6 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2013 Starting Power Rating: 43.5 2013 National Rank: #425 2013 State Rank: #8 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 22.2 Dynasty National Rank: #2342 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 23.9 Dynasty Record: 27-26 (24-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 9-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (tied for 2nd) 2012 Points For Average: 35.8 2012 Points Against Average: 19.9 2012 Differential: +15.9 2012 Wins: #1358 Lakeland (Suffolk) (50-0), #1364 Bethel (Hampton) (23-21), #2411 King's Fork (Suffolk) (56-14), #3396 Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth) (27-13), #3496 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (35-7), #5182 Indian River (Chesapeake) (47-7), #5581 Hickory (Chesapeake) (28-3), #8486 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (60-12), #9272 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (63-30) 2012 Losses: #107 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (47-20), #215 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (47-13), #1040 Grassfield (Chesapeake) (38-7) 2012 Opponents W-L: 74-60 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southeastern AAA), 2003 (Southeastern AAA) Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 9/6 at Bethel (Hampton), 9/13 Hickory (Chesapeake), 9/20 at Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 9/27 Deep Creek (Chesapeake), 10/4 Grassfield (Chesapeake), 10/11 at Great Bridge (Chesapeake), 10/18 at Indian River (Chesapeake), 10/25 at Lakeland (Suffolk), 11/1 Nansemond River (Suffolk), 11/8 King's Fork (Suffolk) Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (64.8), Grassfield (Chesapeake) (36.5), Bethel (Hampton) (36.1) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (2.3), Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (3.1), Hickory (Chesapeake) (9.9) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (27.8 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1180 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2% |