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GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Midnight Blue/Forest Green/White
Coach: Tony DeMarco
League: Commonwealth
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #10

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ben Skinner 6'1" 200 Junior SS 4.7
Teagan McDonald 6'4" 280 Junior OL/DL
Maceo Christmas 6'0" 230 Senior LB

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
TyJuan Garbutt 6'3" 215 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 4 Strong Returning OL, 8 Returning Starters From Best Defense In School History
Team Weaknesses: Must Replace Big-Play WR, 2nd Team All-State TE Lost To Graduation

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.1
2016 National Rank: #2631
2016 State Rank: #54
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2017 Starting Power Rating: 28.4
2017 National Rank: #1811
2017 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 13.7
Dynasty National Rank: #3889
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.7
Dynasty Record: 58-77 (26-45 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-4
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-2 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 24.2
2016 Points Against Average: 18.9
2016 Differential: +5.3
2016 Wins: #3101 Freedom (Woodbridge) (28-13), #3101 Freedom (Woodbridge) (28-21), #4440 Hylton [C. D.] (Woodbridge) (34-28), #4939 Battlefield (Haymarket) (25-14), #5287 Courtland (Spotsylvania) (17-0), #6456 Forest Park (Woodbridge) (36-17), #7865 Woodbridge (24-5), #10365 Gar-Field (Woodbridge) (35-8)
2016 Losses: #883 Massaponax (Spotsylvania) (22-7), #1108 Colonial Forge (Stafford) (41-14), #1569 Manchester (Midlothian) (37-28), #1924 Chancellor (Fredericksburg) (21-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 85-53
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 James River (Midlothian), 9/1 Manchester (Midlothian), 9/8 at Chancellor (Fredericksburg), 9/15 at Highland Springs, 9/22 at Colonial Forge (Stafford), 9/29 Massaponax (Spotsylvania), 10/6 at Stafford (Falmouth), 10/20 Mountain View (Stafford), 10/27 at North Stafford (Stafford), 11/3 Brooke Point (Stafford)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Springs (43.2), Colonial Forge (Stafford) (40.9), Manchester (Midlothian) (37.9)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mountain View (Stafford) (-0.4), Stafford (Falmouth) (0.9), Chancellor (Fredericksburg) (15.8)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (19.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #5
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1294
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%