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GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Matt Allen
League: Dogwood
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #33

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 9
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Parker Martin 5'8" 155 Senior RB/S 4.5
Ty Wingfield 6'1" 210 Junior RB/DE 4.7
Zae Edmunds 6'0" 150 Sophomore WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Experience, Defensive Front 6
Team Weaknesses: Young Overall, QB Youth, Secondary Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -22.1
2016 National Rank: #11916
2016 State Rank: #285
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.6
2017 Starting Power Rating: -17.6
2017 National Rank: #11081
2017 State Rank: #265
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -3.5
Dynasty National Rank: #9301
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.1
Dynasty Record: 56-86 (16-47 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 3-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 19.1
2016 Points Against Average: 37.7
2016 Differential: -18.6
2016 Wins: #10812 Bluestone (Skipwith) (12-9), #13114 Buckingham (28-24), #13867 Nelson County (Lovingston) (42-6)
2016 Losses: #561 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (81-8), #3883 Dan River (Ringgold) (50-0), #5582 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (61-6), #9272 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (39-12), #11084 Gretna (45-38), #11317 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (28-26), #11334 James River (Buchanan) (34-19)
2016 Opponents W-L: 56-56
Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Dogwood A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 James River (Buchanan), 8/31 at Buckingham, 9/8 Martinsville, 9/15 at Tunstall (Dry Fork), 9/22 Gretna, 9/29 at Appomattox County (Appomattox), 10/13 at Dan River (Ringgold), 10/20 Cumberland, 10/27 Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 11/3 at Campbell [William] (Naruna)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Appomattox County (Appomattox) (55.1), Dan River (Ringgold) (9.4), Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cumberland (-49.4), Buckingham (-32.5), James River (Buchanan) (-24)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #237
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9307
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%