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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Ricky Irby
League: 3A Conference 26
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Darrell Taylor 6'4" 230 Senior DE

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 16.3
2014 National Rank: #4226
2014 State Rank: #114
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +9.2
2015 Starting Power Rating: 23.3
2015 National Rank: #2744
2015 State Rank: #76
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 12.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4251
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.1
Dynasty Record: 59-71 (32-39 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 1-0 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 23.1
2014 Points Against Average: 34.2
2014 Differential: -11.1
2014 Wins: #3202 Powhatan (27-20), #3434 Petersburg (42-28), #6222 Grafton (Yorktown) (30-7), #6405 Skyline (Front Royal) (24-21), #8504 Colonial Heights (68-30)
2014 Losses: #932 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (54-14), #954 Dinwiddie (28-17), #974 Lafayette (Williamsburg) (59-0), #1399 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (42-14), #2320 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (28-14), #3013 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (73-13), #4756 Prince George (20-14)
2014 Opponents W-L: 84-54
Recent State Championships: 2003 (5)
Recent League Championships: 2004 (Central AAA), 2003 (tied for 1st; Central AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/3 at Tabb (Yorktown), 9/11 Powhatan, 9/18 Hanover (Mechanicsville), 9/25 at Dinwiddie, 10/2 Petersburg, 10/9 at Meadowbrook (Richmond), 10/16 Colonial Heights, 10/23 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 10/30 at Dale [Thomas] (Chester), 11/6 at Prince George
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Dinwiddie (44.8), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (37.4), Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (35.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Heights (0.2), Prince George (6.9), Tabb (Yorktown) (17.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.8 (22.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1397
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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