Hopewell (VA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Ricky Irby League: Central (moving from 3A Conference 26) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 32.6 2015 National Rank: #1557 2015 State Rank: #39 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -4.1 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.5 2016 National Rank: #1718 2016 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 13.8 Dynasty National Rank: #3843 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.7 Dynasty Record: 70-74 (33-39 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 11-3 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-0 (1st) 2015 Points For Average: 37.3 2015 Points Against Average: 19.9 2015 Differential: +17.4 2015 Wins: #1412 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (37-29), #1889 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (28-22), #2440 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (37-0), #2594 Monroe [James] (Fredericksburg) (38-31), #5977 Prince George (39-14), #6572 Powhatan (37-14), #7325 Skyline (Front Royal) (67-28), #7792 Tabb (Yorktown) (49-20), #8159 Colonial Heights (47-14), #8229 Petersburg (47-8), #8229 Petersburg (47-6) 2015 Losses: #842 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (24-19), #1301 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (28-17), #1540 Dinwiddie (41-13) 2015 Opponents W-L: 86-79 Recent State Championships: 2003 (5) Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A Conference 26), 2004 (Central AAA), 2003 (tied for 1st; Central AAA) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/1/16 Tabb (Yorktown) (42-14) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 9/1 Tabb (Yorktown), 9/9 at Powhatan, 9/16 at Hanover (Mechanicsville), 9/23 Dinwiddie, 9/30 at Petersburg, 10/7 Meadowbrook (Richmond), 10/14 at Colonial Heights, 10/21 at Matoaca (Chesterfield), 10/28 Dale [Thomas] (Chester), 11/4 Prince George Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Dinwiddie (47.7), Hanover (Mechanicsville) (39.2), Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (34.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Heights (-0.6), Petersburg (0.8), Tabb (Yorktown) (3.7) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.5 (16.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.5 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #42 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1889 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.