Whale Branch (Beaufort, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Coach: Jerry Hatcher
League: AA Region VI (moving from A Region V)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #31

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2013 JV Record: 1-7
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Nyles Pinckney 6'2.5" 290 Junior DE/TE 4.95
Treyvon Bryan 6'3" 240 Senior DE/TE 4.80
Stephon Eugene 5'9" 185 Junior RB/OLB 4.60

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Number Of Returning Starters, Experience
Team Weaknesses: Secondary

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: -6.6
2013 National Rank: #9480
2013 State Rank: #167
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: -0.6
2014 National Rank: #8082
2014 State Rank: #149
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): -2.7
Dynasty National Rank: #9117
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 23-20 [22-21 on the field] (12-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 4-6
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2013 Points For Average: 23
2013 Points Against Average: 23.8
2013 Differential: -0.8
2013 Wins: #9740 St. John's (John's Island) (28-14), #12502 Branchville (47-0), #12590 Denmark-Olar (Denmark) (65-0), #13645 Bethune-Bowman (Orangeburg) (48-6)
2013 Losses: #3806 Hilton Head (Hilton Head Island) (52-14), #3843 Bluffton (44-0), #4460 Allendale-Fairfax (Fairfax) (38-12), #5202 Estill (40-0), #5946 Hampton [Wade] (Hampton) (22-16), #8809 Battery Creek (Beaufort) (22-0)
2013 Opponents W-L: 53-59
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Hilton Head (Hilton Head Island), 9/5 St. John's (John's Island), 9/12 at Beaufort, 9/18 Bluffton, 9/26 at Windsor Forest (Savannah, GA), 10/3 Bishop England (Charleston), 10/10 at North Charleston, 10/17 Academic Magnet (North Charleston), 10/31 Battery Creek (Beaufort)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Beaufort (29.9), Bluffton (20.5), Hilton Head (Hilton Head Island) (16.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Academic Magnet (North Charleston) (-24), Windsor Forest (Savannah, GA) (-21.3), North Charleston (-19.6)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #152
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7794
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%