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GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Thad Wells
League: River Ridge (moving from 3A Conference 32)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 12.2
2015 National Rank: #5112
2015 State Rank: #141
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 6.3
2016 National Rank: #6310
2016 State Rank: #163
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13
Dynasty National Rank: #4068
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.7
Dynasty Record: 58-76 (22-38 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd)
2015 Points For Average: 28.7
2015 Points Against Average: 30.4
2015 Differential: -1.7
2015 Wins: #4137 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke) (35-21), #7237 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (51-37), #7857 Cave Spring (Roanoke) (20-14), #8087 Bassett (44-6), #8211 Christiansburg (15-14), #12125 Carroll County (Hillsville) (40-7)
2015 Losses: #86 Salem (56-10), #2039 Abingdon (28-27), #2116 Staunton River (Moneta) (61-21), #2450 Giles (Pearisburg) (49-21), #2909 Pulaski County (Dublin) (41-32)
2015 Opponents W-L: 69-56
Recent League Championships: 2003 (River Ridge AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Bassett (48-14)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 Giles (Pearisburg), 9/2 at Bassett, 9/16 Abingdon, 9/23 Carroll County (Hillsville), 9/30 at Hidden Valley (Roanoke), 10/7 at Salem, 10/14 Pulaski County (Dublin), 10/22 at Cave Spring (Roanoke), 10/28 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke), 11/4 Christiansburg
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (63.1), Abingdon (37.6), Giles (Pearisburg) (22.9)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Carroll County (Hillsville) (-19.4), Bassett (-6.4), Christiansburg (1.7)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.8 (16 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.2
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #111
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3257
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2016 Projected League Finish: 6th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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