Essex (Tappahannock, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Todd Jones
League: 1A Conference 43
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Sterling Hammond 6'0" 190 Senior ATH

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 23.6
2014 National Rank: #2818
2014 State Rank: #80
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.2
2015 Starting Power Rating: 18.5
2015 National Rank: #3623
2015 State Rank: #100
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 16.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3031
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.6
Dynasty Record: 123-30 (53-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 37.5
2014 Points Against Average: 14.7
2014 Differential: +22.8
2014 Wins: #5359 Colonial Beach (39-14), #5359 Colonial Beach (28-20), #5410 Haysi (35-13), #5491 King William (35-0), #5810 Washington & Lee (Montross) (28-7), #8132 Rappahannock (Warsaw) (21-7), #8132 Rappahannock (Warsaw) (48-14), #10896 Nandua (Onley) (62-8), #11232 Northumberland (Heathsville) (54-16), #11781 Lancaster (42-14), #12198 Cumberland (56-6), #14274 Mathews (55-6)
2014 Losses: #1121 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (22-20), #1964 Monroe [James] (Fredericksburg) (37-14), #4496 Goochland (36-26)
2014 Opponents W-L: 120-64
Recent State Championships: 2009 (2)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2010 (tied for 1st; A Northern Neck), 2009 (A Northern Neck), 2008 (Northern Neck A), 2007 (Northern Neck A), 2006 (Northern Neck A), 2004 (tied for 1st; Northern Neck A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/28/15 Goochland (29-21), 9/3/15 King George (26-6), 9/11/15 King William (57-31), 9/18/15 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (41-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Goochland, 9/3 at King George, 9/11 King William, 9/18 Deep Run (Glen Allen), 10/2 at Monroe [James] (Fredericksburg), 10/9 Northumberland (Heathsville), 10/16 at Colonial Beach, 10/23 at Lancaster, 10/31 Washington & Lee (Montross), 11/6 at Rappahannock (Warsaw)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Monroe [James] (Fredericksburg) (19.3), Goochland (19), Colonial Beach (10.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lancaster (-24), Northumberland (Heathsville) (-13.4), Rappahannock (Warsaw) (-1.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.3 (2.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.2
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #224
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7199
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%



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