Amherst County (Amherst, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lancers
Colors: Maroon/Gray
Coach: Cecil Phillips
League: Seminole
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Keshon Turner 5'11" 190 Senior QB/OLB
David Braxton 6'2" 265 Senior G/DT
Josh Tinsley 6'2" 275 Senior T/NG

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Massive OL, 3-Year Starter At QB, Secondary Athleticism
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Special Teams

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30.3
2016 National Rank: #1634
2016 State Rank: #34
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 31.8
2017 National Rank: #1415
2017 State Rank: #31
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 32.8
Dynasty National Rank: #612
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 126-46 (59-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 36.9
2016 Points Against Average: 24.8
2016 Differential: +12.1
2016 Wins: #248 Salem (42-40), #2398 Heritage (Lynchburg) (27-26), #2550 Rustburg (49-21), #3554 Pulaski County (Dublin) (49-28), #4595 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg) (33-24), #4747 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (54-14), #5951 Jefferson Forest (Forest) (34-22), #8216 Liberty (Bedford) (42-6), #10914 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (49-7)
2016 Losses: #561 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (35-12), #1108 Dominion (Sterling) (42-21), #3085 Brookville (Lynchburg) (32-31)
2016 Opponents W-L: 86-55
Recent State Championships: 2007 (4), 2006 (4)
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2010 (tied for 1st; AA Seminole), 2009 (AA Seminole), 2007 (Seminole AA), 2006 (Seminole AA), 2005 (tied for 1st; Seminole AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Salem, 9/1 Washington [George] (Danville), 9/8 at Blacksburg, 9/22 Brookville (Lynchburg), 9/29 at Rustburg, 10/6 Jefferson Forest (Forest), 10/13 at Liberty (Bedford), 10/20 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 10/27 at Heritage (Lynchburg), 11/3 at Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Blacksburg (44.3), Salem (44.2), Brookville (Lynchburg) (22.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Liberty (Bedford) (6.1), Jefferson Forest (Forest) (8.1), Washington [George] (Danville) (9.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (22 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1792
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%