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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Tornado
Colors: Blue/Silver/White
Coach: Greg Mance
League: 2A Conference 39
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #12

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.3
2013 National Rank: #5020
2013 State Rank: #141
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 11
2014 National Rank: #4998
2014 State Rank: #141
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 25.9
Dynasty National Rank: #1306
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.6
Dynasty Record: 116-25 (47-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 29
2013 Points Against Average: 26.5
2013 Differential: +2.5
2013 Wins: #6012 Gate City (49-21), #7138 Virginia (Bristol) (37-34), #7138 Virginia (Bristol) (32-13), #7384 Graham (Bluefield) (31-21), #7384 Graham (Bluefield) (27-26), #9724 Abingdon (21-17), #10096 Lebanon (41-10), #11347 Tazewell (34-27), #12636 Grundy (56-6)
2013 Losses: #1170 Giles (Pearisburg) (48-14), #2001 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (56-0), #2776 Bluefield (WV) (38-14), #6191 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (27-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 90-61
Recent State Championships: 2006 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2012 (AA Southwest), 2011 (AA Southwest), 2010 (AA Southwest), 2009 (AA Southwest), 2008 (Southwest AA), 2007 (tied for 1st; Southwest AA), 2006 (Southwest AA), 2005 (Southwest AA), 2004 (Southwest AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Gate City, 9/5 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia), 9/12 at Graham (Bluefield), 9/19 Lord Botetourt (Daleville), 9/26 at Virginia (Bristol), 10/3 Bluefield (WV), 10/10 Tazewell, 10/24 at Abingdon, 10/31 Lebanon, 11/7 at Grundy
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (26.7), Bluefield (WV) (22), Gate City (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grundy (-24.3), Tazewell (-15.6), Lebanon (-9.4)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5 (6.3 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.5
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6970
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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