Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Greg Gibson
League: 6A Conference 2
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 8-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
D.J. Lanier 6'1" 280 Senior OL/DL 4.8
Arman Jones 6'1" 205 Senior OLB 4.5
Nate Lewis 6'1" 180 Senior CB 4.5

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Jacob Wilson 6'3" 195 Senior QB

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Kenan Johnson 6'5" 225 Senior SDE
Joshua Culberson 6'5" 260 Senior SDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Big/Strong Lines, Experience At Skill Positions, Good Team Speed
Team Weaknesses: OL Inexperience, Defense Needs To Cut Down On Explosive Plays

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 26.5
2014 National Rank: #2334
2014 State Rank: #67
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 27.3
2015 National Rank: #2103
2015 State Rank: #63
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 24.1
Dynasty National Rank: #1618
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.2
Dynasty Record: 87-42 (60-30 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 7-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 32
2014 Points Against Average: 19.8
2014 Differential: +12.2
2014 Wins: #3760 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (42-7), #4290 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (28-13), #4665 Bethel (Hampton) (54-14), #5025 Grassfield (Chesapeake) (40-29), #5652 Lakeland (Suffolk) (35-16), #7159 Hickory (Chesapeake) (55-14), #10003 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (42-7)
2014 Losses: #258 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (56-14), #1285 King's Fork (Suffolk) (14-7), #1476 Kecoughtan (Hampton) (20-14), #2287 Indian River (Chesapeake) (28-21)
2014 Opponents W-L: 63-62
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southeastern AAA), 2003 (Southeastern AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Lakeland (Suffolk) (35-8), 9/18/15 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (65-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 9/4 at Cocoa (FL), 9/11 Lakeland (Suffolk), 9/18 Great Bridge (Chesapeake), 9/25 at King's Fork (Suffolk), 10/2 Grassfield (Chesapeake), 10/9 at Nansemond River (Suffolk), 10/16 at Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 10/23 Deep Creek (Chesapeake), 10/30 Hickory (Chesapeake), 11/6 at Indian River (Chesapeake)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Cocoa (FL) (52.2), Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (42.2), King's Fork (Suffolk) (38)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (-10), Hickory (Chesapeake) (-1.5), Grassfield (Chesapeake) (8.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16 (20.6 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1727
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2015 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%