Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bruins
Colors: Navy/Old Gold
Coach: Greg Gibson
League: Southeastern (moving from 6A Conference 2)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Zavion Hunt 6'0" 185 Senior S

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jacob Wilson 6'3" 195 Senior QB
Arman Jones 6'3" 225 Senior OLB
Nate Lewis 6'0" 175 Senior CB

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 28.2
2015 National Rank: #2090
2015 State Rank: #59
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.9
2016 Starting Power Rating: 34
2016 National Rank: #1331
2016 State Rank: #41
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 24.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1591
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 93-47 (60-32 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 6-5
2015 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (5th)
2015 Points For Average: 28.1
2015 Points Against Average: 17.7
2015 Differential: +10.4
2015 Wins: #513 Indian River (Chesapeake) (35-14), #2111 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (28-26), #6116 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (35-9), #6728 Hickory (Chesapeake) (49-0), #6962 Lakeland (Suffolk) (35-8), #7695 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (65-0)
2015 Losses: #346 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (23-21), #357 Cocoa (FL) (35-0), #457 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (49-21), #1378 Grassfield (Chesapeake) (17-14), #2950 King's Fork (Suffolk) (14-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 77-54
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southeastern AAA), 2003 (Southeastern AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 9/2 Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 9/9 at Lakeland (Suffolk), 9/16 at Great Bridge (Chesapeake), 9/23 King's Fork (Suffolk), 9/30 at Grassfield (Chesapeake), 10/7 Nansemond River (Suffolk), 10/14 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 10/21 at Deep Creek (Chesapeake), 10/28 at Hickory (Chesapeake), 11/4 Indian River (Chesapeake)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (50.1), Lake Taylor (Norfolk) (48), Grassfield (Chesapeake) (39.3)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (-2.8), Hickory (Chesapeake) (5.7), Lakeland (Suffolk) (8.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (28.7 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #28
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1397
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 4th
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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