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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ricky Irby
League: 3A Conference 26
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Darrell Taylor 6'4" 225 Senior ATH

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Tabyus Taylor 6'1" 220 Senior ATH [Virginia Tech]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 14.9
2013 National Rank: #4459
2013 State Rank: #123
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 15.2
2014 National Rank: #4081
2014 State Rank: #117
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 11.8
Dynasty National Rank: #4335
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.7
Dynasty Record: 54-64 (31-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 6-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-0 (2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.9
2013 Points Against Average: 27.8
2013 Differential: -1.9
2013 Wins: #3262 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (21-19), #4309 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (52-47), #5632 Prince George (31-20), #6791 Petersburg (41-34), #7459 York (Yorktown) (29-13), #12314 Colonial Heights (58-16)
2013 Losses: #82 Dinwiddie (43-7), #1990 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (32-23), #2030 Loudoun Valley (Purcellville) (25-13), #2228 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (42-12), #4906 Powhatan (30-24), #8729 Grafton (Yorktown) (13-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 69-67
Recent State Championships: 2003 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Central AAA), 2003 (tied for 1st; Central AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Grafton (Yorktown) (30-7)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 9/5 Grafton (Yorktown), 9/12 at Powhatan, 9/19 at Hanover (Mechanicsville), 9/26 Dale [Thomas] (Chester), 10/3 Meadowbrook (Richmond), 10/10 at Colonial Heights, 10/17 at Petersburg, 10/24 Dinwiddie, 10/31 at Matoaca (Chesterfield), 11/7 Prince George
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Dinwiddie (51.9), Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (29.3), Powhatan (21.3)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Heights (-21.8), Grafton (Yorktown) (-3.3), Petersburg (4.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.4 (15.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3071
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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