Galax (VA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroon Tide Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Jarred VanAcker League: Mountain Empire (moving from 1A Conference 46) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #2 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 24.7 2015 National Rank: #2644 2015 State Rank: #83 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: 24.7 2016 National Rank: #2504 2016 State Rank: #76 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -5.3 Dynasty National Rank: #9865 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 30 Dynasty Record: 81-69 (36-25 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 11-4 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2015 Points For Average: 37.5 2015 Points Against Average: 19.3 2015 Differential: +18.2 2015 Wins: #2298 Riverheads (Staunton) (7-6), #4188 Essex (Tappahannock) (35-20), #4401 Graham (Bluefield) (41-33), #5829 Burton [John I.] (Norton) (35-12), #7192 Rural Retreat (45-27), #7535 Grayson County (Independence) (46-7), #8288 Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland) (69-6), #8509 Hurley (28-12), #9828 Narrows (48-18), #9828 Narrows (75-27), #12613 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (41-6) 2015 Losses: #1935 Glenvar (Salem) (20-15), #2450 Giles (Pearisburg) (35-24), #4294 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (28-27), #4770 Radford (33-26) 2015 Opponents W-L: 125-59 Recent State Championships: 2015 Recent League Championships: 2014 (1A Conference 46), 2011 (A Western), 2010 (tied for 1st; A Mountain Empire) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 12 Streak List: 10/9/15 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (41-6), 10/16/15 Graham (Bluefield) (41-33), 10/23/15 Narrows (75-27), 10/30/15 Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland) (69-6), 11/6/15 Grayson County (Independence) (46-7), 11/13/15 Narrows (48-18), 11/20/15 Hurley (28-12), 11/28/15 Burton [John I.] (Norton) (35-12), 12/5/15 Essex (Tappahannock) (35-20), 12/12/15 Riverheads (Staunton) (7-6), 8/26/16 Glenvar (Salem) (31-18), 9/2/16 Radford (48-3) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/26 Glenvar (Salem), 9/2 Radford, 9/9 at Rural Retreat, 9/16 at Wythe [George] (Wytheville), 9/30 Giles (Pearisburg), 10/7 at Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows), 10/14 Graham (Bluefield), 10/21 at Narrows, 10/28 Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland), 11/4 Grayson County (Independence) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Glenvar (Salem) (31.8), Giles (Pearisburg) (22.9), Graham (Bluefield) (18.1) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (-19.6), Narrows (-10.2), Grayson County (Independence) (-1.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8 (8.1 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 7.7 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5495 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2016 Projected League Finish: 1st 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.