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GENERAL
Nickname: Generals
Colors: Red/White/Blue
Coach: Billy Mills
League: Central
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #8

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2018 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
D'Anta Johnson 6'2" 280 Senior DL/OL 5.0
Robert Barlow 5'5" 150 Senior RB/C 4.5
Cedric Drumgoole 5'10" 160 Junior WR/DB 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Lines, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: New QB, Inexperience

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 28.7
2018 National Rank: #1435
2018 State Rank: #31
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2019 Starting Power Rating: 10.8
2019 National Rank: #1729
2019 State Rank: #38
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 26.7
Dynasty National Rank: #1938
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15.9
Dynasty Record: 128-62 (63-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-2
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st)
2018 Points For Average: 42
2018 Points Against Average: 19.2
2018 Differential: +22.8
2018 Wins: #2135 Monacan (Richmond) (38-32), #2424 Salem (27-20), #2595 Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (35-31), #3524 Courtland (Spotsylvania) (26-18), #4845 Petersburg (56-20), #5744 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (42-13), #6111 Smithfield (57-24), #6714 Prince George (69-26), #8816 Colonial Heights (35-0), #9802 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (56-6), #12619 Denbigh (Newport News) (70-7)
2018 Losses: #826 Eastern View (Culpeper) (45-35), #1932 Hopewell (7-0)
2018 Opponents W-L: 75-67
Recent State Championships: 2013
Recent League Championships: 2018 (tied for 1st), 2017, 2016, 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A Conference 20), 2010 (AAA Central), 2008 (Central AAA), 2007 (tied for 1st; Central AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 Washington [George] (Danville), 9/6 at Massaponax (Spotsylvania), 9/13 North Stafford (Stafford), 9/27 Prince George, 10/4 at Petersburg, 10/11 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 10/18 at Hopewell, 10/25 Colonial Heights, 11/1 at Meadowbrook (Richmond), 11/8 Dale [Thomas] (Chester)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: North Stafford (Stafford) (18.3), Dale [Thomas] (Chester) (9.4), Massaponax (Spotsylvania) (7.7)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Colonial Heights (-38.9), Meadowbrook (Richmond) (-30.5), Matoaca (Chesterfield) (-16.1)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.7 (10.5 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.6
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #87
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3561
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%