Cave Spring (Roanoke, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Scarlet/Black/White Coach: Tim Fulton League: River Ridge Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2017 JV Record: 2-8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jacob Knight 6'4" 210 QB 4.9 Zachary Bowling 5'9" 190 RB 4.8 Jahiem Tyler 5'11" 240 OL/DL 5.0 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Unity, Commitment, Return Some Of Top Offensive Players Team Weaknesses: New OL RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -1.7 2017 National Rank: #7322 2017 State Rank: #182 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6 2018 Starting Power Rating: -17.2 2018 National Rank: #7217 2018 State Rank: #179 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 13.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5214 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 30.9 Dynasty Record: 80-87 (26-46 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 2-9 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 17.5 2017 Points Against Average: 34.2 2017 Differential: -16.7 2017 Wins: #9965 Alleghany (Covington) (34-14), #10631 Christiansburg (38-14) 2017 Losses: #266 Salem (56-3), #654 Blacksburg (49-7), #974 Staunton River (Moneta) (56-21), #974 Staunton River (Moneta) (62-21), #2586 Byrd [William] (Vinton) (34-7), #2956 Glenvar (Salem) (37-13), #4068 Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke) (17-14), #4450 Pulaski County (Dublin) (14-13), #7844 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (23-22) 2017 Opponents W-L: 88-44 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Byrd [William] (Vinton), 8/31 at Staunton River (Moneta), 9/7 Glenvar (Salem), 9/13 at Alleghany (Covington), 9/21 Pulaski County (Dublin), 10/5 Blacksburg, 10/12 at Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke), 10/19 Salem, 10/26 at Christiansburg, 11/2 at Hidden Valley (Roanoke) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Salem (41.7), Blacksburg (31.4), Staunton River (Moneta) (20.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Alleghany (Covington) (-38.8), Christiansburg (-29.8), Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (-17.9) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16 (23.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #29 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2260 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |