| Amherst County (Amherst, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Cecil Phillips League: 4A Conference 23 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2014 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Overall Team Speed, Athleticism, Depth Team Weaknesses: Must Finish Blocks/Runs/Catches Offensively, Must Reduce Turnovers RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 8.1 2014 National Rank: #5983 2014 State Rank: #171 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2015 Starting Power Rating: 9.6 2015 National Rank: #5551 2015 State Rank: #155 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 32.8 Dynasty National Rank: #576 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 23.2 Dynasty Record: 110-38 (52-10 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 3-8 2014 Points For Average: 20.2 2014 Points Against Average: 34.2 2014 Differential: -14 2014 Wins: #4031 Brookville (Lynchburg) (36-29), #6336 Rustburg (28-14), #11354 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (34-14) 2014 Losses: #56 Lake Taylor (Norfolk) (46-7), #1245 Washington [George] (Danville) (43-7), #1450 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg) (19-0), #1464 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (45-16), #1639 Northside (Roanoke) (40-11), #3823 Heritage (Lynchburg) (48-31), #4240 Liberty (Bedford) (37-20), #7023 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (41-32) 2014 Opponents W-L: 85-42 Recent State Championships: 2007 (4), 2006 (4) Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Seminole), 2009 (AA Seminole), 2007 (Seminole AA), 2006 (Seminole AA), 2005 (tied for 1st; Seminole AA) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/18/15 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (62-0) SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/28 Salem, 9/4 at Okeechobee (FL), 9/18 Rockbridge County (Lexington), 9/25 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 10/2 at Liberty (Bedford), 10/9 Brookville (Lynchburg), 10/16 at Jefferson Forest (Forest), 10/23 Heritage (Lynchburg), 10/30 at Rustburg, 11/6 at Appomattox County (Appomattox) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson Forest (Forest) (36.2), Salem (33.9), Heritage (Lynchburg) (14.8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Rockbridge County (Lexington) (-16.7), Rustburg (5.5), Appomattox County (Appomattox) (9.2) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.1 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.5 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -8.6 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #132 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3539 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6 2015 Projected League Finish: 5th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |