Grassfield (Chesapeake, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Grizzlies
Coach: Martin Asprey
League: Southeastern
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 2-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Trey Burns 6'3" 260 TE/DE 4.8
Seth Dobbs 6'0" 205 RB/LB 4.4
Zach Green 6'3" 215 QB/FS 4.6

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Seth Harrell 6'3" 315 Senior OG
Austin Wood 6'3" 190 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 27.6
2016 National Rank: #1965
2016 State Rank: #44
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23
2017 National Rank: #2595
2017 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1411
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 73-40 [72-41 on the field] (45-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 9-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-2 (2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.7
2016 Points Against Average: 13.8
2016 Differential: +11.9
2016 Wins: #2417 Western Branch (Chesapeake) (27-6), #3430 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (9-0), #3450 Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach) (26-14), #3574 Lakeland (Suffolk) (36-20), #4698 King's Fork (Suffolk) (45-17), #5636 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (20-0), #6553 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (35-3), #7191 Hickory (Chesapeake) (28-3), #8193 Maury (Norfolk) (17-6)
2016 Losses: #602 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (26-21), #1280 Woodside (Newport News) (28-9), #2491 Indian River (Chesapeake) (42-35)
2016 Opponents W-L: 72-66
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/31 Deep Creek (Chesapeake), 9/8 Colonial Forge (Stafford), 9/15 at Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 9/22 at King's Fork (Suffolk), 9/29 at Great Bridge (Chesapeake), 10/6 Western Branch (Chesapeake), 10/13 at Lakeland (Suffolk), 10/20 Hickory (Chesapeake), 10/27 Indian River (Chesapeake), 11/3 at Nansemond River (Suffolk)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Forge (Stafford) (40.9), Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (39.9), King's Fork (Suffolk) (21.4)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hickory (Chesapeake) (-3.7), Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (4.4), Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (8.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (20.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #25
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1992
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%