Warren County (Front Royal, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Gray/White
Coach: Brian Bush
League: Northwestern
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #22

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2017 JV Record: 5-3-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Ronnie Dodson 5'10" 180 Senior RB/LB 4.8
Ricky Dodson 6'7" 320 Senior OL/DL
Jake DiPatre 5'11" 260 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: RB, QB, Lines
Team Weaknesses: WR, DB, LB

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: -2.2
2017 National Rank: #7418
2017 State Rank: #184
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2018 Starting Power Rating: -15.2
2018 National Rank: #6746
2018 State Rank: #166
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 1.4
Dynasty National Rank: #8918
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6
Dynasty Record: 74-82 (29-51 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 7-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (5th)
2017 Points For Average: 25.7
2017 Points Against Average: 18.5
2017 Differential: +7.2
2017 Wins: #9311 Brentsville District (Nokesville) (28-25), #9600 Wood [James] (Winchester) (35-8), #9933 Strasburg (33-24), #10388 Skyline (Front Royal) (22-21), #10388 Skyline (Front Royal) (31-14), #12099 Monroe [William] (Stanardsville) (38-10), #12706 Manassas Park (49-6)
2017 Losses: #3249 Kettle Run (Nokesville) (30-18), #4145 Clarke County (Berryville) (29-21), #4772 Monroe [James] (Fredericksburg) (27-17), #6657 Handley [John] (Winchester) (14-13), #7895 Culpeper County (Culpeper) (14-3)
2017 Opponents W-L: 58-77
Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st; AA Evergreen)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/25 at Handley [John] (Winchester), 8/31 Kettle Run (Nokesville), 9/13 at Wood [James] (Winchester), 9/21 Strasburg, 9/28 at Clarke County (Berryville), 10/5 Brentsville District (Nokesville), 10/12 at Culpeper County (Culpeper), 10/26 at Monroe [William] (Stanardsville), 11/2 Skyline (Front Royal)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Clarke County (Berryville) (-2.9), Kettle Run (Nokesville) (-6), Handley [John] (Winchester) (-9.7)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Skyline (Front Royal) (-35.6), Monroe [William] (Stanardsville) (-34.9), Wood [James] (Winchester) (-27)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7 (-2.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.9
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #228
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8343
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 7th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%