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GENERAL
Nickname: Maroon Tide
Colors: Maroon/White
Coach: Mark Dixon
League: Mountain Empire
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 15.5
2018 National Rank: #3242
2018 State Rank: #69
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -5.7
2019 Starting Power Rating: -5.5
2019 National Rank: #4209
2019 State Rank: #93
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): -2.1
Dynasty National Rank: #9717
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.4
Dynasty Record: 113-79 (50-28 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 11-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 37.6
2018 Points Against Average: 15.7
2018 Differential: +21.9
2018 Wins: #2411 Radford (41-21), #5882 Grayson County (Independence) (34-16), #6321 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (42-14), #6321 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (21-14), #7211 Narrows (55-0), #7624 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (38-13), #9050 Auburn (Riner) (56-7), #9085 Carroll County (Hillsville) (30-7), #11649 Rural Retreat (42-0), #12077 Eastern Montgomery (Elliston) (55-8), #12756 Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland) (61-7)
2018 Losses: #1203 Northside (Roanoke) (57-21), #2253 Chilhowie (28-7), #3323 Glenvar (Salem) (28-24)
2018 Opponents W-L: 99-66
Recent State Championships: 2015
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2014 (1A Conference 46), 2011 (A Western), 2010 (tied for 1st; A Mountain Empire)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 at Glenvar (Salem), 9/6 Martinsville, 9/13 Carroll County (Hillsville), 9/20 Rural Retreat, 9/27 at Northside (Roanoke), 10/11 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows), 10/18 at Wythe [George] (Wytheville), 10/25 Auburn (Riner), 11/1 at Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland), 11/8 at Grayson County (Independence)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Roanoke) (14.2), Glenvar (Salem) (0.7), Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (-10.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Bland-Rocky Gap (Bland) (-53.9), Martinsville (-46.2), Rural Retreat (-39.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.6 (-2.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -22.3
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -23.9
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #230
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8374
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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