Gretna (VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Hawks Colors: Gold/Blue/White Coach: Cole Simpson League: Dogwood Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2017 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Daelyn Miller 5'9" 175 Junior 4.55 Jorden Berger 6'1" 190 Junior 4.61 Dajon Hicks 6'3" 185 Senior 4.52 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Undersized Lines RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -1.6 2017 National Rank: #7319 2017 State Rank: #181 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +12.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -4.6 2018 National Rank: #4422 2018 State Rank: #104 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3306 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.2 Dynasty Record: 142-44 (52-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-3 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 28.4 2017 Points Against Average: 17.7 2017 Differential: +10.7 2017 Wins: #8191 Dan River (Ringgold) (22-14), #9426 Nottoway (20-14), #10010 Tunstall (Dry Fork) (45-14), #10279 Radford (15-8), #10866 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (39-0), #10866 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (33-19), #11715 Brunswick (Lawrenceville) (20-14), #11962 Chatham (60-14) 2017 Losses: #1153 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (42-26), #6290 Floyd County (Floyd) (35-12), #6654 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (21-20) 2017 Opponents W-L: 61-66 Recent State Championships: 2011 (2), 2008 (2), 2007 (2), 2004 (3), 2003 (3) Recent League Championships: 2010 (A Dogwood), 2009 (tied for 1st; A Dogwood), 2007 (Dogwood A), 2005 (Dogwood A), 2004 (Dogwood AA), 2003 (Dogwood AA) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Brunswick (Lawrenceville), 8/31 at Tunstall (Dry Fork), 9/7 at Nottoway, 9/12 Radford, 9/21 Chatham, 9/28 at Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 10/5 Campbell [William] (Naruna), 10/12 Altavista Combined School (Altavista), 10/19 at Appomattox County (Appomattox), 11/2 at Dan River (Ringgold) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Appomattox County (Appomattox) (17.9), Nottoway (-20.1), Campbell [William] (Naruna) (-26.2) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Brunswick (Lawrenceville) (-43.2), Chatham (-36.4), Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (-32.3) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9 (-3.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #256 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10288 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% |