| Gretna (VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Gold/Blue/White Coach: Cole Simpson League: 2A Conference 37 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #13 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2013 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Javon Bennett 6'3" 200 Senior WR/DB 4.80 Khalil Witcher 5'10" 240 Junior OL/DL 5.00 Rayshawn Taylor 5'11" 170 Senior WR/DB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Run Defense, Kicking Game Team Weaknesses: Passing RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 13.5 2013 National Rank: #4770 2013 State Rank: #129 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.7 2014 National Rank: #5771 2014 State Rank: #161 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 28.9 Dynasty National Rank: #919 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.9 Dynasty Record: 125-19 (44-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 7-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 31.7 2013 Points Against Average: 20.5 2013 Differential: +11.2 2013 Wins: #1256 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (23-22), #3752 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (35-28), #5107 Brookville (Lynchburg) (32-20), #5773 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (44-10), #6505 Chatham (28-20), #11572 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (57-0), #13060 Nelson County (Lovingston) (56-0) 2013 Losses: #1333 Heritage (Lynchburg) (39-21), #3999 Dan River (Ringgold) (27-6), #5298 Blacksburg (15-7), #7138 Virginia (Bristol) (45-40) 2013 Opponents W-L: 70-58 Recent State Championships: 2011 (2), 2008 (2), 2007 (2), 2004 (3), 2003 (3) Recent League Championships: 2010 (A Dogwood), 2009 (tied for 1st; A Dogwood), 2007 (Dogwood A), 2005 (Dogwood A), 2004 (Dogwood AA), 2003 (Dogwood AA) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Brookville (Lynchburg), 9/5 at Tunstall (Dry Fork), 9/19 at Heritage (Lynchburg), 9/26 at Chatham, 10/3 Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 10/10 at Campbell [William] (Naruna), 10/17 Appomattox County (Appomattox), 10/24 Blacksburg, 10/31 at Dan River (Ringgold), 11/7 Nelson County (Lovingston) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Lynchburg) (41.8), Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (36.7), Dan River (Ringgold) (16.9) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Nelson County (Lovingston) (-27.7), Campbell [William] (Naruna) (-16.9), Chatham (5.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 (8.5 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.3 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.6 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #164 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4429 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |