| Spotswood (Penn Laird, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trailblazers Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Dale Shifflett League: Valley Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 2 2016 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Drake Tomasi 6'4" 225 DE/TE 4.8 Alec High 6'3" 160 QB 4.6 Michael Cekada 5'11" 230 FB/LB 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior QB Returns, Most Of OL Is Back, Conference/District Player Of Year Returns RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 9.1 2016 National Rank: #5289 2016 State Rank: #126 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: 5.6 2017 National Rank: #5993 2017 State Rank: #137 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 2.7 Dynasty National Rank: #7328 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 59-84 (24-53 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2016 Points For Average: 25.1 2016 Points Against Average: 16 2016 Differential: +9.1 2016 Wins: #7099 Waynesboro (21-20), #7122 Western Albemarle (Crozet) (28-14), #7798 Monticello (Charlottesville) (21-14), #8082 Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) (21-14), #8082 Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) (35-7), #9233 Lee [Robert E.] (Staunton) (14-0), #12432 Broadway (41-3), #12766 Fort Defiance (47-0) 2016 Losses: #2550 Rustburg (33-14), #3612 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (31-21), #4779 East Rockingham (Elkton) (35-20), #6409 Harrisonburg (21-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 62-70 Recent League Championships: 2016 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/25 at East Rockingham (Elkton), 9/1 Monroe [William] (Stanardsville), 9/15 Monticello (Charlottesville), 9/22 at Fleming [William] (Roanoke), 9/29 at Broadway, 10/6 Waynesboro, 10/13 at Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater), 10/20 at Rockbridge County (Lexington), 10/27 Harrisonburg, 11/3 Fort Defiance Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (9.3), Waynesboro (4.3), East Rockingham (Elkton) (2.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Broadway (-31.8), Fort Defiance (-25.8), Rockbridge County (Lexington) (-11.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.8 (2.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #243 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9643 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |