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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Tornado
Colors: Blue/Silver/White
Coach: Greg Mance
League: 2A Conference 39
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 24
2014 National Rank: #2764
2014 State Rank: #76
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 24.8
2015 National Rank: #2464
2015 State Rank: #70
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1349
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.9
Dynasty Record: 126-29 (50-4 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 3-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 31.4
2014 Points Against Average: 17
2014 Differential: +14.4
2014 Wins: #2777 Gate City (35-28), #3757 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (21-14), #4064 Bluefield (WV) (28-14), #5114 Marion (41-15), #7578 Lebanon (34-14), #7578 Lebanon (42-7), #8732 Tazewell (40-18), #10389 Virginia (Bristol) (45-7), #10544 Graham (Bluefield) (40-0), #13625 Grundy (39-14)
2014 Losses: #1828 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (13-7), #2777 Gate City (28-17), #5365 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (29-28), #6235 Abingdon (37-23)
2014 Opponents W-L: 99-63
Recent State Championships: 2006 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013, 2012 (AA Southwest), 2011 (AA Southwest), 2010 (AA Southwest), 2009 (AA Southwest), 2008 (Southwest AA), 2007 (tied for 1st; Southwest AA), 2006 (Southwest AA), 2005 (Southwest AA), 2004 (Southwest AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Graham (Bluefield) (49-7), 9/18/15 Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton) (47-7)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/28 Gate City, 9/4 at Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia), 9/11 Graham (Bluefield), 9/18 at Central [Kelly/Pound] (Norton), 9/25 Virginia (Bristol), 10/2 at Bluefield (WV), 10/9 at Tazewell, 10/16 Grundy, 10/23 Abingdon, 10/30 at Lebanon
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Gate City (23), Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (15), Bluefield (WV) (10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Grundy (-26.1), Graham (Bluefield) (-7.7), Virginia (Bristol) (-6.9)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.5 (8.9 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.4
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7457
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 41%



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