| Amherst County (Amherst, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Lancers Colors: Maroon/Gray Coach: Cecil Phillips League: Seminole (moving from 4A Conference 23) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2015 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS David Braxton 6'2" 250 DT/G Jordan Woodfolk 5'9" 175 WB/DB 4.4 Damien Waugh 6'2" 250 DE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines, Experience, Family Atmosphere Team Weaknesses: Significant Graduation Losses, Line Depth, Must Replace 2 ILBs RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 30 2015 National Rank: #1860 2015 State Rank: #48 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 38.5 2016 National Rank: #899 2016 State Rank: #23 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 32.6 Dynasty National Rank: #603 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 117-43 (53-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-1 (3rd) 2015 Points For Average: 33.2 2015 Points Against Average: 31 2015 Differential: +2.2 2015 Wins: #2002 Brookville (Lynchburg) (42-35), #2909 Pulaski County (Dublin) (22-21), #3131 Rustburg (42-28), #3824 Heritage (Lynchburg) (36-32), #7013 Liberty (Bedford) (70-38), #7963 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (35-0), #9606 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (62-0) 2015 Losses: #86 Salem (45-12), #86 Salem (35-7), #364 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (70-43), #492 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (38-7), #5327 Okeechobee (FL) (30-20) 2015 Opponents W-L: 92-50 Recent State Championships: 2007 (4), 2006 (4) Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Seminole), 2009 (AA Seminole), 2007 (Seminole AA), 2006 (Seminole AA), 2005 (tied for 1st; Seminole AA) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/27/16 Salem (42-40) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/27 at Salem, 9/9 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 9/16 at Rockbridge County (Lexington), 9/23 at Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 9/30 Liberty (Bedford), 10/7 at Brookville (Lynchburg), 10/14 Jefferson Forest (Forest), 10/21 at Heritage (Lynchburg), 10/28 Rustburg, 11/4 Appomattox County (Appomattox) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (63.1), Appomattox County (Appomattox) (48.5), Jefferson Forest (Forest) (36.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rockbridge County (Lexington) (-10), Liberty (Bedford) (4.2), Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (6.2) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 (28.7 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #26 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1348 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |