Briar Woods (Ashburn, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Falcons Colors: Navy/Orange Coach: Charlie Pierce League: 5A Conference 14 Playoff Division: 5A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 6-0-1 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Brandon Polk 5'9" 160 Senior WR/KR 4.35 [Penn State] Mark Birmingham 6'3" 230 Junior TE/HB 4.56 Bryan Capozzoli 6'2" 235 Senior DL/G 4.90 D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Trace McSorley 6'1" 180 Senior ATH 4.54 [Penn State] Melvin Holland Jr. 6'3" 190 Senior WR 4.5 [Minnesota] Jared Coker 6'4" 280 Senior OL 5.20 [Richmond] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience At WR, Lines Team Weaknesses: Replacing Key Starters RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 55.8 2013 National Rank: #147 2013 State Rank: #5 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.8 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2014 Starting Power Rating: 49.7 2014 National Rank: #239 2014 State Rank: #5 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 33.2 Dynasty National Rank: #520 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 19.1 Dynasty Record: 80-22 (39-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 13-2 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 39.8 2013 Points Against Average: 12.7 2013 Differential: +27.1 2013 Wins: #300 Colonial Forge (Stafford) (28-19), #316 North Stafford (Stafford) (27-25), #805 Broad Run (Ashburn) (34-0), #805 Broad Run (Ashburn) (37-34), #974 Mountain View (Stafford) (49-7), #1116 Tuscarora (Leesburg) (36-7), #1203 Woodgrove (Purcellville) (45-16), #3907 Brooke Point (Stafford) (63-13), #4778 Loudoun County (Leesburg) (35-3), #5317 Potomac Falls (Sterling) (57-0), #5317 Potomac Falls (Sterling) (52-7), #8162 Park View (Sterling) (43-0), #9338 Freedom (South Riding) (56-6) 2013 Losses: #90 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (35-28), #316 North Stafford (Stafford) (19-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 109-74 Recent State Championships: 2012 (4), 2011 (4), 2010 (4) Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (AA Dulles), 2011 (AA Dulles), 2010 (AA Dulles) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Brooke Point (Stafford) (38-13) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Brooke Point (Stafford), 9/5 at Colonial Forge (Stafford), 9/12 Loudoun County (Leesburg), 9/19 at North Stafford (Stafford), 9/26 Woodgrove (Purcellville), 10/2 Freedom (South Riding), 10/17 at Broad Run (Ashburn), 10/24 at Park View (Sterling), 10/31 Potomac Falls (Sterling), 11/7 at Tuscarora (Leesburg) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Forge (Stafford) (55.7), Tuscarora (Leesburg) (49.5), North Stafford (Stafford) (49.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Freedom (South Riding) (-7.5), Park View (Sterling) (-0.9), Potomac Falls (Sterling) (11) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.1 (32.2 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.2 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #816 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7% |