Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Bears
Colors: Navy/Orange
Coach: Harris Hart III
League: Mountain Empire
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #25

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -37.7
2017 National Rank: #13400
2017 State Rank: #321
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +6.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: -46.8
2018 National Rank: #12613
2018 State Rank: #308
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -26
Dynasty National Rank: #14002
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.8
Dynasty Record: 55-100 (21-56 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 3-8
2017 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th)
2017 Points For Average: 18.5
2017 Points Against Average: 43.5
2017 Differential: -25
2017 Wins: #13492 Rural Retreat (28-24), #13958 Northwood (Saltville) (53-34), #14396 Craig County (New Castle) (33-20)
2017 Losses: #7115 Grayson County (Independence) (49-7), #7177 Galax (75-7), #7177 Galax (62-13), #7906 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (47-6), #8214 Narrows (52-0), #10089 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (55-21), #12624 Auburn (Riner) (35-28), #13561 Eastern Montgomery (Elliston) (25-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 63-64
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mountain Empire A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Craig County (New Castle), 8/31 Narrows, 9/7 at Northwood (Saltville), 9/21 Eastern Montgomery (Elliston), 9/28 at Grayson County (Independence), 10/5 Rural Retreat, 10/12 at Auburn (Riner), 10/19 Wythe [George] (Wytheville), 10/26 at Galax, 11/2 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (-13.5), Galax (-15.3), Grayson County (Independence) (-17.3)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Craig County (New Castle) (-74.7), Northwood (Saltville) (-60.6), Eastern Montgomery (Elliston) (-55.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.8 (-15.8 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -38.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.1
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #302
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13025
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 6th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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