| Norfolk Academy (Norfolk, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Steve Monninger League: VISAA Virginia Prep (moving from VISAA Tidewater) Playoff Division: VISAA 1 Playoff Division Rank: #7 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS David Byler 6'2.5" 220 Senior TE/MLB 5.0 Jacob Saffold 5'9" 185 Junior RB/DB 4.49 Lorenzo Thompson 6'0" 245 Senior DL/OL 5.15 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Offensive Balance, Athletic Defensively Team Weaknesses: OL Depth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 6.8 2017 National Rank: #5340 2017 State Rank: #119 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -10.2 2018 National Rank: #5583 2018 State Rank: #133 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -2.6 Dynasty National Rank: #10037 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 7.6 Dynasty Record: 72-71 [71-72 on the field] (41-27-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 8-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 36.9 2017 Points Against Average: 20.2 2017 Differential: +16.7 2017 Wins: #5891 Norfolk Christian (Norfolk) (44-25), #7069 Trinity Episcopal (Richmond) (43-20), #8781 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (35-20), #10184 St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (27-6), #11784 St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) (55-21), #12379 Hampton Roads Academy (Newport News) (48-27), #13422 Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake) (49-0), #13552 Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake) (61-13) 2017 Losses: #1796 Collegiate (Richmond) (42-0), #2904 St. Christopher's (Richmond) (28-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 51-49 Recent League Championships: 2017 (VISAA Tidewater), 2016 (VISAA Tidewater), 2008 (tied for 1st; VISFA Virginia Prep), 2006 (VISFA Tidewater), 2005 (VISFA Tidewater) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/3/17 St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville) (55-21) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 9/1 at Potomac School (McLean), 9/7 First Flight (Kill Devil Hills, NC), 9/21 St. Christopher's (Richmond), 9/28 at Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union), 10/4 at Trinity Episcopal (Richmond), 10/12 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk), 10/19 at St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries), 10/26 Collegiate (Richmond), 11/3 at Norfolk Christian (Norfolk) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Collegiate (Richmond) (15.6), St. Christopher's (Richmond) (11.2), Potomac School (McLean) (-1.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: St. John Paul the Great (Dumfries) (-39.1), Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (-34.2), Fork Union Military Academy (Fork Union) (-16.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.9 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #139 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5065 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-5 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |