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GENERAL
Nickname: Vikings
Colors: Green/White/Gold
Coach: Burt Torrence
League: Blue Ridge (moving from 3A Conference 31)
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #11

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Carlos Basham 6'4" 225 Senior DE
Jelani Carter 6'1" 185 Senior DB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 29.4
2015 National Rank: #1937
2015 State Rank: #52
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5
2016 Starting Power Rating: 21.8
2016 National Rank: #2969
2016 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 20.4
Dynasty National Rank: #2275
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 88-63 (38-16 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 9-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 25.6
2015 Points Against Average: 14.3
2015 Differential: +11.3
2015 Wins: #1301 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (8-7), #2116 Staunton River (Moneta) (33-12), #2137 Byrd [William] (Vinton) (10-7), #3824 Heritage (Lynchburg) (17-6), #5271 Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (35-13), #6500 Alleghany (Covington) (42-14), #6500 Alleghany (Covington) (28-6), #7237 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (31-15), #9606 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (48-3)
2015 Losses: #86 Salem (38-14), #2039 Abingdon (28-21), #2909 Pulaski County (Dublin) (22-20)
2015 Opponents W-L: 81-59
Recent State Championships: 2013, 2009 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A Conference 31), 2014 (3A Conference 31), 2012 (tied for 1st; AA Blue Ridge), 2011 (AA Blue Ridge), 2010 (AA Blue Ridge), 2009 (AA Blue Ridge)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 vs Pulaski County (Dublin), 9/2 Heritage (Lynchburg), 9/9 Hidden Valley (Roanoke), 9/16 at Salem, 9/23 Lord Botetourt (Daleville), 9/30 at Alleghany (Covington), 10/7 Staunton River (Moneta), 10/14 at Byrd [William] (Vinton), 10/21 Rockbridge County (Lexington), 11/4 at Fleming [William] (Roanoke)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (63.1), Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (28.6), Staunton River (Moneta) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Rockbridge County (Lexington) (-10), Alleghany (Covington) (0), Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (3.6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.9 (19.5 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #67
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2380
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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