Blacksburg (SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Drew Chisholm League: AA Region I Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #15 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Kwame Sutton 6'1" 235 Senior DE/TE 4.8 Elijah Rodgers 6'1" 170 Senior DB/QB 4.6 Netavian Thompson 6'0" 165 Senior DB/RB 4.6 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, 6 Starters Return From Region-Championship Defense Team Weaknesses: Lost 23 Seniors, Unproven In Many Spots RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 4.3 2016 National Rank: #6404 2016 State Rank: #124 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.5 2017 National Rank: #6015 2017 State Rank: #119 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -12.1 Dynasty National Rank: #11665 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 17.6 Dynasty Record: 55-95 (31-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-3 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 25.1 2016 Points Against Average: 19.9 2016 Differential: +5.2 2016 Wins: #5555 Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (35-32), #6051 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (23-20), #7897 Chesnee (35-33), #8821 Indian Land (Fort Mill) (20-0), #9035 Walhalla (28-11), #9189 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (30-24), #9335 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (20-14), #9446 Jefferson Academy [Thomas] (Mooresboro, NC) (28-20), #11659 Southside (Greenville) (39-13) 2016 Losses: #4698 Liberty (31-7), #5699 Lewisville (Richburg) (24-22), #9272 Landrum (17-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 63-74 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Lewisville (Richburg), 9/1 at Indian Land (Fort Mill), 9/8 Southside (Greenville), 9/15 at Walhalla, 9/22 Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 9/29 at East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC), 10/6 at Chesnee, 10/13 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville), 10/20 at Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville), 10/27 Landrum Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (5.3), Indian Land (Fort Mill) (2.8), Lewisville (Richburg) (2.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Southside (Greenville) (-17.6), East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC) (-16.4), Chesnee (-12.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.7 (-0.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #171 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9026 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8% |