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GENERAL
Nickname: Saints
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Lew Johnston
League: VISAA Tidewater
Playoff Division: VISAA 2
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 3-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
David Gough 6'1" 230 Senior FB/DE 4.75
Cole Christiansen 6'1" 210 Junior FB/ILB 4.65
CJ Patterson 6'5" 210 Senior FL/FS 4.65

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
John Mobley 6'4" 230 Senior TE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Experienced/Fast/Powerful RBs
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace 3 Of 4 Starting LBs

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 9.6
2013 National Rank: #5621
2013 State Rank: #154
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.7
2014 National Rank: #5771
2014 State Rank: #161
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -3.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9242
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.1
Dynasty Record: 62-51 (24-18-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 8-3
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 44.3
2013 Points Against Average: 16.6
2013 Differential: +27.7
2013 Wins: #7536 Pope John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (40-16), #7995 St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) (47-0), #8946 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (58-29), #11174 Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (63-14), #11829 Norfolk Christian (Norfolk) (51-6), #12216 Portsmouth Christian (Portsmouth) (72-20), #12588 Christchurch School (Christchurch) (44-7), #13571 Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake) (50-0)
2013 Losses: #2737 Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (42-30), #4934 Potomac School (McLean) (28-16), #5696 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (21-16)
2013 Opponents W-L: 55-57
Recent State Championships: 2009 (VISFA 2)
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; VISFA Tidewater), 2009 (tied for 1st; VISFA Tidewater), 2007 (tied for 1st; VISFA Tidewater)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 North Cross (Roanoke), 8/29 St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries), 9/5 at Fredericksburg Christian (Fredericksburg), 9/13 at Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg), 9/19 at Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach), 9/26 St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville), 10/11 at Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 10/17 Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake), 10/24 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 10/31 at Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Bishop Sullivan Catholic (Virginia Beach) (19.2), Virginia Episcopal (Lynchburg) (13.9), St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) (13.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake) (-27), Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (-21.8), Fredericksburg Christian (Fredericksburg) (-7.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 (-4.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #238
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7451
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%