GENERAL
Nickname: Black Eagles
Colors: Black/Orange
Coach: Donnie Mays
League: Mountain State
Playoff Division: AAA
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 5-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jalen Jones 6'0" 210 Senior DE 4.5
Drew Joseph 5'10" 210 Junior LB 4.8
Trae Murphy 5'11" 185 Senior QB 4.7
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Derrek Pitts 6'1" 175 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defensive Speed
Team Weaknesses: Skill Position Inexperience
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 23.5
2016 National Rank: #2572
2016 State Rank: #7
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7
2017 Starting Power Rating: 23.1
2017 National Rank: #2576
2017 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 25.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1444
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4
Dynasty Record: 108-56 [109-55 on the field] (90-48 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 7-5
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 24.8
2016 Points Against Average: 25.2
2016 Differential: -0.4
2016 Wins: #2084 Washington [George] (Charleston) (13-6), #3066 Huntington (34-23), #3066 Huntington (31-28), #6359 Ripley (42-21), #6863 Riverside (Belle) (48-7), #9709 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (36-6), #10600 St. Albans (39-38)
2016 Losses: #373 Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) (30-6), #704 Spring Valley (Huntington) (29-15), #704 Spring Valley (Huntington) (55-7), #1336 Capital (Charleston) (30-27), #2861 Cabell Midland (Ona) (29-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 85-56
Recent State Championships: 2009, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/24 Washington [George] (Charleston), 9/1 Cabell Midland (Ona), 9/8 Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY), 9/15 at Riverside (Belle), 9/22 at Spring Valley (Huntington), 10/6 at Ripley, 10/13 St. Albans, 10/20 at Huntington, 10/27 at Capital (Charleston), 11/3 Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Johnson Central (Paintsville, KY) (53.7), Capital (Charleston) (34.8), Spring Valley (Huntington) (33.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Albans (-12), Wilson [Woodrow] (Beckley) (-9.1), Riverside (Belle) (9.6)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.7 (23.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1852
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 5th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%