Tallwood (Virginia Beach, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Lions
Colors: Purple/Gold/White
Coach: John Kepple
League: Beach
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2016 JV Record: 1-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Josh Roberts 6'8" 280 Junior OL
Ricky Harleston 5'10" 185 Sophomore DB
Lamar Gilbert 6'4" 235 Junior WR/TE

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Cameron Washington 6'4" 240 Senior WDE

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience
Team Weaknesses: Young At Spots

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 11.5
2016 National Rank: #4810
2016 State Rank: #118
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 10.6
2017 National Rank: #4892
2017 State Rank: #119
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 10.6
Dynasty National Rank: #4776
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: even
Dynasty Record: 58-83-1 [57-84-1 on the field] (51-73-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 8-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 8-2 (tied for 2nd)
2016 Points For Average: 21.1
2016 Points Against Average: 14.9
2016 Differential: +6.2
2016 Wins: #3134 Bayside (Virginia Beach) (21-14), #4189 Salem (Virginia Beach) (10-6), #6627 Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach) (19-10), #8058 Green Run (Virginia Beach) (21-14), #8630 Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) (25-22), #9167 Kellam [Floyd E.] (Virginia Beach) (26-20), #10600 First Colonial (Virginia Beach) (31-3), #12493 Kempsville (Virginia Beach) (45-0)
2016 Losses: #3134 Bayside (Virginia Beach) (26-13), #3450 Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach) (17-9), #4913 Landstown (Virginia Beach) (32-12)
2016 Opponents W-L: 59-60
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/25 at Princess Anne (Virginia Beach), 8/31 at Green Run (Virginia Beach), 9/8 at Ocean Lakes (Virginia Beach), 9/15 at Kempsville (Virginia Beach), 9/22 at Kellam [Floyd E.] (Virginia Beach), 9/28 First Colonial (Virginia Beach), 10/13 Salem (Virginia Beach), 10/20 Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach), 10/27 at Landstown (Virginia Beach), 11/3 at Bayside (Virginia Beach)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Landstown (Virginia Beach) (19.8), Bayside (Virginia Beach) (18.8), Cox [Frank W.] (Virginia Beach) (18.8)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Kempsville (Virginia Beach) (-25.6), First Colonial (Virginia Beach) (-20.3), Kellam [Floyd E.] (Virginia Beach) (-11.3)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 (6.4 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.4
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.1
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #171
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6633
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%