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GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Mark Palyo
League: VISAA Virginia Prep
Playoff Division: VISAA 1
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 27.5
2017 National Rank: #1796
2017 State Rank: #40
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.7
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2018 Starting Power Rating: 15.6
2018 National Rank: #1420
2018 State Rank: #30
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 26.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2026
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 11.2
Dynasty Record: 110-42 (34-20 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (tied for 1st)
2017 Points For Average: 27.2
2017 Points Against Average: 16.5
2017 Differential: +10.7
2017 Wins: #1394 Episcopal (Alexandria) (16-7), #2279 Woodberry Forest (31-28), #2904 St. Christopher's (Richmond) (21-7), #4553 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (21-18), #5340 Norfolk Academy (Norfolk) (42-0), #7069 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (34-13), #7266 Western Albemarle (Crozet) (33-14), #7436 Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington) (42-7)
2017 Losses: #949 Flint Hill (Oakton) (33-21), #949 Flint Hill (Oakton) (41-28), #2904 St. Christopher's (Richmond) (13-10)
2017 Opponents W-L: 66-43
Recent State Championships: 2016, 2009 (VISFA 1), 2008 (VISFA 1), 2006 (VISFA 1), 2005 (VISFA 1), 2004 (VISFA 3), 2003 (VISFA 3)
Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2008 (tied for 1st; VISFA Virginia Prep), 2007 (tied for 1st; VISFA Virginia Prep), 2006 (VISFA Virginia Prep), 2005 (VISFA Virginia Prep), 2004 (Virginia Prep)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 9/8 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 9/15 at Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington), 9/21 at Flint Hill (Oakton), 9/28 Episcopal (Alexandria), 10/5 at Woodberry Forest, 10/12 Benedictine (Richmond), 10/19 Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union), 10/26 at Norfolk Academy (Norfolk), 11/3 St. Christopher's (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Flint Hill (Oakton) (32), Episcopal (Alexandria) (13), St. Christopher's (Richmond) (11.2)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (-16.1), Bishop O'Connell [Denis J.] (Arlington) (-14.3), Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (-11.6)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5 (22.5 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -13
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #27
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2177
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-2
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%



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