Blacksburg (SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Black/Gold Coach: Drew Chisholm League: AA Region 1 (moving from AA Region I) Playoff Division: AA Playoff Division Rank: #27 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS J.J. Martin 6'4" 275 Senior T 5.2 Michael Hull 5'7" 165 Senior RB 4.56 Jeremiah Foster 5'11" 230 Sophomore LB COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION Elijah Rodgers 6'1" 170 Senior CB Kwame Sutton 6'1" 235 Senior OLB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, 4 OL Starters Return Team Weaknesses: Must Find QB RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -3.3 2017 National Rank: #7697 2017 State Rank: #144 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2018 Starting Power Rating: -19.4 2018 National Rank: #7747 2018 State Rank: #151 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -9.2 Dynasty National Rank: #11681 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.2 Dynasty Record: 61-101 (35-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 22.8 2017 Points Against Average: 22.7 2017 Differential: +0.1 2017 Wins: #7336 Liberty (24-17), #8918 Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (47-24), #9360 Chesnee (42-23), #10378 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) (24-17), #10673 East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC) (56-31), #11710 Landrum (14-0) 2017 Losses: #3078 Cheraw (40-6), #3582 Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (17-14), #6011 Walhalla (30-6), #6615 Lewisville (Richburg) (18-16), #7111 Indian Land (Fort Mill) (37-13), #7517 Southside (Greenville) (18-12) 2017 Opponents W-L: 66-70 Recent League Championships: 2017 (AA Region I), 2016 (tied for 1st; AA Region I) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Buford (Lancaster), 8/24 at Crescent (Iva), 8/31 Jackson [Andrew] (Kershaw), 9/13 Carolina Christian Cavaliers (Rock Hill), 9/21 at Chesnee, 9/28 at Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville), 10/5 at McBee, 10/12 Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 10/19 at Landrum, 10/26 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southside Christian (Simpsonville) (7.7), Buford (Lancaster) (-11.3), Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (-15.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Carolina Christian Cavaliers (Rock Hill) (-39.4), McBee (-35.2), Landrum (-32) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3 (2.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8867 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |