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GENERAL
Nickname: Springers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Loren Johnson
League: Capital
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #2

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mekhi Becton 6'7" 345 Senior OT
Rell Coley 5'10" 175 Senior WR

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 52.5
2016 National Rank: #201
2016 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -7.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 43.2
2017 National Rank: #562
2017 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 35.1
Dynasty National Rank: #446
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.1
Dynasty Record: 128-31 [130-29 on the field] (65-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 14-1
2016 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2016 Points For Average: 41.3
2016 Points Against Average: 13.9
2016 Differential: +27.4
2016 Wins: #453 Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (35-29), #509 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (34-20), #761 Hermitage (Richmond) (21-14), #962 Norview (Norfolk) (28-25), #962 Norview (Norfolk) (27-14), #1809 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond) (58-21), #2383 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (49-21), #2593 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (49-0), #3066 Henrico (Richmond) (56-20), #3116 Varina (Richmond) (45-26), #3174 Atlee (Mechanicsville) (41-10), #4851 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (55-0), #7820 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (42-0), #12734 Armstrong/Kennedy (Richmond) (73-0)
2016 Losses: #3908 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (8-7)
2016 Opponents W-L: 108-68
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2016, 2015 (5A Conference 12), 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Conference 11), 2009 (AAA Capital), 2007 (Capital AAA), 2005 (Capital AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: 12
Streak List: 9/23/16 Armstrong/Kennedy (Richmond) (73-0), 10/3/16 Atlee (Mechanicsville) (41-10), 10/7/16 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (42-0), 10/14/16 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (49-21), 10/21/16 Henrico (Richmond) (56-20), 10/28/16 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (49-0), 11/4/16 Varina (Richmond) (45-26), 11/11/16 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (55-0), 11/18/16 Freeman [Douglas] (Richmond) (58-21), 11/26/16 Bird [Lloyd C.] (Chesterfield) (34-20), 12/3/16 Norview (Norfolk) (28-25), 12/10/16 Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (35-29)

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 Hermitage (Richmond), 8/31 Woodside (Newport News), 9/8 Meadowbrook (Richmond), 9/15 Riverbend (Fredericksburg), 9/22 at Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville), 9/29 Henrico (Richmond), 10/6 at Hanover (Mechanicsville), 10/20 Atlee (Mechanicsville), 10/27 at Henry [Patrick] (Ashland), 11/3 Varina (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hermitage (Richmond) (36), Woodside (Newport News) (32.8), Varina (Richmond) (31.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hanover (Mechanicsville) (0.1), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (19), Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (19.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 (28.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1138
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 1st
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 51%



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