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GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Tornado
Colors: Blue/Silver/White
Coach: Greg Mance
League: Southwest
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 8.3
2017 National Rank: #5021
2017 State Rank: #110
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.2
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6
2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.4
2018 National Rank: #5163
2018 State Rank: #118
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.8
Dynasty National Rank: #2205
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 34.2
Dynasty Record: 154-40 (60-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 4-7
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 18.9
2017 Points Against Average: 16.8
2017 Differential: +2.1
2017 Wins: #5980 Virginia (Bristol) (12-7), #10731 Tazewell (24-0), #11076 Gate City (27-6), #12417 Lebanon (52-7)
2017 Losses: #654 Blacksburg (35-17), #772 Bluefield (WV) (28-14), #1684 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (13-10), #1684 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (16-7), #2586 Byrd [William] (Vinton) (31-14), #2786 Graham (Bluefield) (20-13), #5037 Marion (22-18)
2017 Opponents W-L: 93-39
Recent State Championships: 2006 (3)
Recent League Championships: 2015 (2A Conference 39), 2014 (2A Conference 39), 2013 (2A Conference 39), 2012 (AA Southwest), 2011 (AA Southwest), 2010 (AA Southwest), 2009 (AA Southwest), 2008 (Southwest AA), 2007 (tied for 1st; Southwest AA), 2006 (Southwest AA), 2005 (Southwest AA), 2004 (Southwest AA)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Gate City, 8/31 Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia), 9/13 at Blacksburg, 9/21 at Byrd [William] (Vinton), 9/28 Bluefield (WV), 10/5 Tazewell, 10/12 Marion, 10/19 at Graham (Bluefield), 10/26 Lebanon, 11/2 at Virginia (Bristol)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Blacksburg (31.4), Bluefield (WV) (25.4), Union [Appalachia/Powell Valley] (Appalachia) (9.8)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lebanon (-46.8), Gate City (-38.1), Tazewell (-26.3)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.7 (17 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.6
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3925
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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