Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bruins Colors: Navy/Old Gold Coach: Greg Gibson League: Southeastern Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #38 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 1 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Bryce Stratton 6'1" 195 RB/CB 4.5 Alfandre Page 5'9" 170 RB/CB 4.3 Brent Stratton 5'10" 175 RB/S 4.5 COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION Jalen Alexander 6'4" 285 Senior DT STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL Experience, Speed, Athleticism Team Weaknesses: Youth, Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 7.3 2017 National Rank: #5231 2017 State Rank: #117 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -7.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.8 2018 Starting Power Rating: -16.5 2018 National Rank: #7048 2018 State Rank: #175 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 23.9 Dynasty National Rank: #2571 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.4 Dynasty Record: 103-58 (70-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-5 (6th) 2017 Points For Average: 21 2017 Points Against Average: 26.2 2017 Differential: -5.2 2017 Wins: #964 King's Fork (Suffolk) (23-20), #4879 Lakeland (Suffolk) (38-34), #8147 Hickory (Chesapeake) (30-6), #11173 Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (49-0) 2017 Losses: #519 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (42-0), #1920 Deep Creek (Chesapeake) (35-0), #2411 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (35-0), #2764 Indian River (Chesapeake) (28-21), #4607 Lake Taylor (Norfolk) (34-28), #5068 Grassfield (Chesapeake) (28-21) 2017 Opponents W-L: 66-53 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Southeastern AAA), 2003 (Southeastern AAA) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/31 Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 9/7 King's Fork (Suffolk), 9/18 at Deep Creek (Chesapeake), 9/21 at Hickory (Chesapeake), 9/28 at Lakeland (Suffolk), 10/5 Grassfield (Chesapeake), 10/12 Nansemond River (Suffolk), 10/19 at Great Bridge (Chesapeake), 10/26 Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 11/2 at Indian River (Chesapeake) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake) (39.6), Indian River (Chesapeake) (13.6), King's Fork (Suffolk) (13.3) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Great Bridge (Chesapeake) (-32.4), Hickory (Chesapeake) (-22.7), Grassfield (Chesapeake) (-16.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.1 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2075 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 7th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |