| Amherst County (Amherst, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Cecil Phillips League: 4A Conference 23 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 9-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyrus Burford Clarence Henley Jason Whitley STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Talent At Skill Positions, Athleticism, LB Team Weaknesses: Youth, OL RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 11.3 2013 National Rank: #5232 2013 State Rank: #146 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 6.5 2014 National Rank: #6062 2014 State Rank: #172 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 35.1 Dynasty National Rank: #394 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 27.3 Dynasty Record: 107-30 (52-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 3-8 2013 Points For Average: 26.5 2013 Points Against Average: 34.5 2013 Differential: -8 2013 Wins: #6004 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (52-34), #6376 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (49-28), #8839 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (42-3) 2013 Losses: #533 Northside (Roanoke) (33-10), #573 Sherando (Stephens City) (49-15), #774 Lake Taylor (Norfolk) (41-10), #1333 Heritage (Lynchburg) (25-21), #3238 Liberty (Bedford) (42-16), #3344 Washington [George] (Danville) (40-22), #3477 Rustburg (42-21), #5107 Brookville (Lynchburg) (43-34) 2013 Opponents W-L: 88-45 Recent State Championships: 2007 (4), 2006 (4) Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Seminole), 2009 (AA Seminole), 2007 (Seminole AA), 2006 (Seminole AA), 2005 (tied for 1st; Seminole AA) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 vs Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 8/29 Northside (Roanoke), 9/5 at Washington [George] (Danville), 9/12 Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 9/19 at Rockbridge County (Lexington), 9/26 Heritage (Lynchburg), 10/10 at Jefferson Forest (Forest), 10/17 Rustburg, 10/24 at Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 10/31 Liberty (Bedford), 11/7 at Brookville (Lynchburg) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Roanoke) (44.2), Heritage (Lynchburg) (41.8), Liberty Christian (Lynchburg) (39.5) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Rockbridge County (Lexington) (-0.8), Jefferson Forest (Forest) (1.8), Brookville (Lynchburg) (11.9) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (24.3 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.8 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #30 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1331 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |