GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Mark Palyo
League: VISAA Virginia Prep
Playoff Division: VISAA 1
Playoff Division Rank: #5
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
2013 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Reed Kellam 6'2" 230 Senior ILB
Will Allocca 6'1" 200 Junior ILB
Evan Dean 6'2" 200 Senior ATH
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Wilton Speight 6'6" 225 Senior QB 4.7 [Michigan]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On Offense
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 37.3
2013 National Rank: #987
2013 State Rank: #29
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 35.2
2014 National Rank: #1016
2014 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1377
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 86-27 (26-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 30.5
2013 Points Against Average: 14.3
2013 Differential: +16.2
2013 Wins: #1585 Benedictine (Richmond) (35-21), #2104 St. Mary's Ryken (Leonardtown, MD) (28-7), #2387 St. Christopher's (Richmond) (34-14), #2816 Episcopal (Alexandria) (31-12), #3468 Flint Hill (Oakton) (30-7), #3468 Flint Hill (Oakton) (27-14), #5696 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (28-6), #7258 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (47-7), #8946 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (43-14)
2013 Losses: #458 Woodberry Forest (24-14), #594 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg) (31-19)
2013 Opponents W-L: 65-43
Recent State Championships: 2009 (VISFA 1), 2008 (VISFA 1), 2006 (VISFA 1), 2005 (VISFA 1), 2004 (VISFA 3), 2003 (VISFA 3)
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; VISFA Virginia Prep), 2006 (VISFA Virginia Prep), 2005 (VISFA Virginia Prep), 2004 (Virginia Prep)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 at Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 9/12 Benedictine (Richmond), 9/20 at Flint Hill (Oakton), 9/27 Episcopal (Alexandria), 10/2 at Woodberry Forest, 10/17 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union), 10/24 at Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 11/1 St. Christopher's (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Woodberry Forest (37.7), Benedictine (Richmond) (37.5), St. Christopher's (Richmond) (32.5)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (-2), Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (5.2), Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (9.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4 (23.8 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #68
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1869
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 13%