Galax (VA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroon Tide Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Jarred Van Acker League: Mountain Empire Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #5 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -1.1 2017 National Rank: #7177 2017 State Rank: #178 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +1.3 2018 Starting Power Rating: -15.3 2018 National Rank: #6763 2018 State Rank: #167 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -3.3 Dynasty National Rank: #10233 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12 Dynasty Record: 102-76 (44-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 10-4 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st) 2017 Points For Average: 37.1 2017 Points Against Average: 15.4 2017 Differential: +21.7 2017 Wins: #7906 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (40-13), #8214 Narrows (28-27), #10089 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (50-13), #10279 Radford (17-14), #10934 McCluer [Parry] (Buena Vista) (28-10), #11756 Carroll County (Hillsville) (53-0), #12624 Auburn (Riner) (35-0), #13400 Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland) (62-13), #13400 Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland) (75-7), #13492 Rural Retreat (63-7) 2017 Losses: #2956 Glenvar (Salem) (34-14), #4125 Northside (Roanoke) (31-13), #7077 Chilhowie (25-21), #7115 Grayson County (Independence) (21-20) 2017 Opponents W-L: 79-84 Recent State Championships: 2015 Recent League Championships: 2017 (tied for 1st), 2014 (1A Conference 46), 2011 (A Western), 2010 (tied for 1st; A Mountain Empire) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Glenvar (Salem), 8/31 at Radford, 9/7 at Carroll County (Hillsville), 9/13 at Rural Retreat, 9/28 Northside (Roanoke), 10/5 at Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows), 10/12 Wythe [George] (Wytheville), 10/19 at Auburn (Riner), 10/26 Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland), 11/2 Grayson County (Independence) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Glenvar (Salem) (2.3), Northside (Roanoke) (-2.2), Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (-13.5) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rural Retreat (-51.8), Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland) (-46.8), Carroll County (Hillsville) (-41.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 (-10.4 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -27.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10600 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.