Jefferson Forest (Forest, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Black/Red
Coach: Bob Christmas
League: Seminole
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2017 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Keenan Cupit
Jacob Hackworth
Marvin Blake

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Offensive Experience, Very Good RBs
Team Weaknesses: Depth

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2017 National Rank: #2774
2017 State Rank: #64
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 5.2
2018 National Rank: #2722
2018 State Rank: #65
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 20
Dynasty National Rank: #3446
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 91-72 (38-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 37
2017 Points Against Average: 38.4
2017 Differential: -1.4
2017 Wins: #2257 Amherst County (Amherst) (41-40), #3658 Liberty Christian (Lynchburg) (49-21), #4991 Magna Vista (Ridgeway) (29-19), #6691 Rustburg (56-20), #6903 Liberty (Bedford) (48-26)
2017 Losses: #654 Blacksburg (54-6), #745 Heritage (Lynchburg) (42-38), #974 Staunton River (Moneta) (44-27), #1575 Washington [George] (Danville) (57-56), #1622 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (57-36), #2116 Brookville (Lynchburg) (42-21)
2017 Opponents W-L: 88-46
Recent League Championships: 2015 (4A Conference 23)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 Staunton River (Moneta), 8/31 at Magna Vista (Ridgeway), 9/7 Washington [George] (Danville), 9/21 Liberty (Bedford), 9/28 vs Liberty Christian (Lynchburg), 10/5 Amherst County (Amherst), 10/12 at Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 10/19 Brookville (Lynchburg), 10/26 at Rustburg, 11/2 at Heritage (Lynchburg)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Heritage (Lynchburg) (25.6), Staunton River (Moneta) (20.3), Brookville (Lynchburg) (15.5)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Rustburg (-15.7), Magna Vista (Ridgeway) (-9.5), Liberty Christian (Lynchburg) (-7.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (28.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.3
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1663
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%