Whale Branch (Beaufort, SC) previews home GENERAL Coach: Jerry Hatcher League: AA Region VI Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2014 JV Record: 1-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Nyles Pinckney 6'3" 290 Senior T/DT 4.92 Stephon Eugene 5'9" 185 Senior RB 4.6 Elijah Green 6'1" 210 Senior LB 4.72 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Many 3-Year/4-Year Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Lost Great K, Difficult Early-Season Schedule RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: 5.6 2014 National Rank: #6536 2014 State Rank: #124 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2015 Starting Power Rating: 13 2015 National Rank: #4795 2015 State Rank: #94 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): -1 Dynasty National Rank: #8577 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14 Dynasty Record: 30-25 [29-26 on the field] (17-12 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 7-5 2014 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2014 Points For Average: 28.1 2014 Points Against Average: 14.7 2014 Differential: +13.4 2014 Wins: #7700 Barnwell (21-12), #8401 Bishop England (Charleston) (28-6), #10463 Academic Magnet (North Charleston) (63-6), #11219 Garrett Academy Tech (North Charleston) (21-0), #11849 Battery Creek (Beaufort) (44-7), #13450 Windsor Forest (Savannah, GA) (49-7), #13707 North Charleston (64-12) 2014 Losses: #1147 Timberland (St. Stephen) (31-7), #4427 Beaufort (21-0), #5460 Hilton Head (Hilton Head Island) (20-6), #5615 Bluffton (34-20), #8319 St. John's (John's Island) (20-14) 2014 Opponents W-L: 63-69 Recent League Championships: 2014 Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/27 Hilton Head (Hilton Head Island), 9/4 at St. John's (John's Island), 9/11 Beaufort, 9/18 at Bluffton, 9/25 Windsor Forest (Savannah, GA), 10/2 at Bishop England (Charleston), 10/9 North Charleston, 10/16 at Academic Magnet (North Charleston), 10/23 Garrett Academy Tech (North Charleston), 10/30 at Battery Creek (Beaufort) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hilton Head (Hilton Head Island) (17.9), St. John's (John's Island) (4.9), Bluffton (-0.6) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Windsor Forest (Savannah, GA) (-38.7), North Charleston (-34.7), Garrett Academy Tech (North Charleston) (-18) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.6 (0.1 overall) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #189 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10926 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2015 Projected League Finish: 1st 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20% |