Hopewell (VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Ricky Irby League: Central Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Ronnie Walker 5'10" 185 Senior RB 4.5 Greg Cuffey 6'1" 175 Senior DB/QB 4.6 Sean Allen 5'9" 160 Junior WR 4.4 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Nearly All Skill Position Players Returning Team Weaknesses: Lines RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 20.9 2016 National Rank: #2999 2016 State Rank: #57 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 27.5 2017 National Rank: #1922 2017 State Rank: #41 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.7 Dynasty National Rank: #3626 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.8 Dynasty Record: 80-78 (38-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 10-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2016 Points For Average: 34.3 2016 Points Against Average: 25.6 2016 Differential: +8.7 2016 Wins: #3908 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (16-0), #3996 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (46-35), #4676 Brentsville District (Nokesville) (44-21), #5367 Tabb (Yorktown) (42-14), #6359 Prince George (49-24), #6528 Petersburg (20-12), #6528 Petersburg (14-8), #7820 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (28-13), #9686 Culpeper County (Culpeper) (63-20), #11915 Colonial Heights (55-28) 2016 Losses: #471 Dinwiddie (63-21), #1090 Staunton River (Moneta) (62-36), #1725 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (29-18), #4213 Powhatan (29-28) 2016 Opponents W-L: 86-75 Recent State Championships: 2003 (5) Recent League Championships: 2015 (3A Conference 26), 2004 (Central AAA), 2003 (tied for 1st; Central AAA) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 Norcom [I. C.] (Portsmouth), 8/31 at Tabb (Yorktown), 9/15 at Powhatan, 9/22 Petersburg, 9/29 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 10/6 Colonial Heights, 10/13 at Prince George, 10/20 at Dale [Thomas] (Chester), 10/27 Dinwiddie, 11/3 at Meadowbrook (Richmond) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Dinwiddie (47.9), Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (33), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (19) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Heights (-30.3), Petersburg (-1.1), Prince George (1.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10 (12.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #85 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3762 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |