Tuscarora (Leesburg, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Huskies
Coach: Michael Burnett
League: Potomac (moving from 5A Conference 14)
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #5

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2015 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Bryce Sorrell 5'10" 180 Senior WR/RB 4.7
Chris Caylor 6'2" 260 Senior OL/DL 5.0
Jeremy Sampson 5'10" 180 Senior S 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Strong OL
Team Weaknesses: QB/Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 42.6
2015 National Rank: #670
2015 State Rank: #19
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2016 Starting Power Rating: 39.1
2016 National Rank: #852
2016 State Rank: #21
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 30.6
Dynasty National Rank: #791
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5
Dynasty Record: 60-15 (25-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 13-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 40.3
2015 Points Against Average: 24.1
2015 Differential: +16.2
2015 Wins: #472 Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (42-19), #1067 Broad Run (Ashburn) (43-42), #1732 Atlee (Mechanicsville) (42-27), #2126 Potomac Falls (Sterling) (21-20), #2170 North Stafford (Stafford) (63-49), #2635 Oakton (Vienna) (28-14), #2845 Briar Woods (Ashburn) (22-16), #2939 Centreville (Clifton) (49-42), #3985 Hayfield (Alexandria) (40-14), #4137 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke) (42-7), #7766 Herndon (70-28), #8161 Loudoun County (Leesburg) (27-0), #8410 Edison [Thomas A.] (Alexandria) (34-6)
2015 Losses: #472 Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (54-41)
2015 Opponents W-L: 83-81
Recent League Championships: 2015 (5A Conference 14), 2014 (5A Conference 14)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/2/16 Loudoun County (Leesburg) (55-21)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/26 at Briar Woods (Ashburn), 9/2 at Loudoun County (Leesburg), 9/9 Hayfield (Alexandria), 9/16 vs Oakton (Vienna), 9/23 at Centreville (Clifton), 9/30 Herndon, 10/7 Potomac Falls (Sterling), 10/14 Edison [Thomas A.] (Alexandria), 10/21 at Stone Bridge (Ashburn), 11/4 Broad Run (Ashburn)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (45.4), Broad Run (Ashburn) (36.5), Centreville (Clifton) (30)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Edison [Thomas A.] (Alexandria) (0.1), Loudoun County (Leesburg) (2.6), Herndon (6)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4 (24.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #33
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1651
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%