Valwood (Valdosta, GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Valiants Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Ashley Henderson League: GISA 3AAA (moving from GISA 3AA) Playoff Division: GISA AAA Playoff Division Rank: #2 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2013 JV Record: 8-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Anthony Folkerts 6'5" 245 Senior TE/DE 4.80 [Rutgers] Marik Merine 5'10" 165 Senior CB/WR 4.51 Zane Edmondson 5'11" 175 Senior TB/SS 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Skill Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Holes On Lines RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 27.9 2013 National Rank: #2073 2013 State Rank: #86 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.7 2014 Starting Power Rating: 30 2014 National Rank: #1560 2014 State Rank: #56 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 0.2 Dynasty National Rank: #8159 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 31.4 Dynasty Record: 78-47-1 (27-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 12-1 2013 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2013 Points For Average: 33.8 2013 Points Against Average: 12.3 2013 Differential: +21.5 2013 Wins: #863 Memorial Day (Savannah) (13-12), #5524 Westwood (Camilla) (28-7), #5678 Trinity Christian (Dublin) (35-0), #6405 Mount de Sales Academy (Macon) (30-3), #6902 Brookwood (Thomasville) (45-13), #7118 Gatewood (Eatonton) (39-7), #7220 Flint River Academy (Woodbury) (48-26), #7302 Burke Academy [Edmund] (Waynesboro) (27-13), #7591 Southwest Georgia Academy (Damascus) (40-9), #10534 Terrell Academy (Dawson) (39-14), #11832 Sherwood Christian Academy (Albany) (43-7), #11939 Community Christian (Stockbridge) (46-7) 2013 Losses: #863 Memorial Day (Savannah) (42-7) 2013 Opponents W-L: 83-67-1 Recent State Championships: 2012 (GISA AA) Recent League Championships: 2013 (GISA 3AA), 2012 (GISA 3AA), 2011 (GISA 2AA), 2006 (tied for 1st; GISA 3AA) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/5/14 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, FL) (35-34) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Memorial Day (Savannah), 8/29 at Westfield (Perry), 9/5 North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, FL), 9/12 at Frederica Academy (St. Simons Island), 9/19 at Tiftarea Academy (Chula), 10/3 at Southland Academy (Americus), 10/10 Westwood (Camilla), 10/17 at Terrell Academy (Dawson), 10/24 Brookwood (Thomasville), 10/31 Deerfield-Windsor (Albany) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Westfield (Perry) (35.5), Memorial Day (Savannah) (30), North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, FL) (24.3) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Frederica Academy (St. Simons Island) (-14.7), Terrell Academy (Dawson) (-11.4), Tiftarea Academy (Chula) (-0.2) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (6.1 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +10.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #196 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4050 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2014 Projected League Finish: 1st 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |