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GENERAL
Nickname: Springers
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Loren Johnson
League: Capital
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2018 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Malcolm Greene 5'10" 180 Senior DB 4.4
Suirad Ware 6'3" 260 Senior DE/OL 4.9
Evan Robinson 6'3" 270 Senior DT/OL 5.1

ADDITIONAL D1 PROSPECT
David Laney 6'0" 170 Senior WR

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Ali Jennings 6'2" 185 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: All Line Starters Are Back, Have 8 Returning Defensive Starters
Team Weaknesses: New QB

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 55.6
2018 National Rank: #112
2018 State Rank: #2
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +8.3
2019 Starting Power Rating: 50.5
2019 National Rank: #89
2019 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 37.5
Dynasty National Rank: #656
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13
Dynasty Record: 157-32 [159-30 on the field] (77-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 15-0
2018 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2018 Points For Average: 49.5
2018 Points Against Average: 7
2018 Differential: +42.5
2018 Wins: #348 Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (37-26), #993 Maury (Norfolk) (71-28), #1093 Henrico (Richmond) (40-6), #1093 Henrico (Richmond) (40-6), #1861 Varina (Richmond) (33-12), #3494 Glen Allen (51-6), #4533 Atlee (Mechanicsville) (44-0), #4541 Woodside (Newport News) (36-6), #4937 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (42-0), #6046 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (42-0), #6264 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (48-7), #7558 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (51-0), #8623 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (71-8), #9126 Hermitage (Richmond) (67-0), #9802 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (70-0)
2018 Losses: none
2018 Opponents W-L: 91-78
Recent State Championships: 2018 (5), 2017, 2016, 2015
Recent League Championships: 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 (5A Conference 12), 2014 (tied for 1st; 5A Conference 11), 2009 (AAA Capital), 2007 (Capital AAA), 2005 (Capital AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: 29
Streak List: 8/31/17 Woodside (Newport News) (47-12), 9/8/17 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (40-7), 9/15/17 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (19-12), 9/22/17 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (48-0), 9/29/17 Henrico (Richmond) (23-6), 10/6/17 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (40-8), 10/20/17 Atlee (Mechanicsville) (63-20), 10/27/17 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (42-20), 11/3/17 Varina (Richmond) (28-7), 11/10/17 Godwin [Mills E.] (Richmond) (21-0), 11/17/17 Henrico (Richmond) (28-14), 11/24/17 Hermitage (Richmond) (24-14), 12/2/17 Nansemond River (Suffolk) (28-18), 12/10/17 Tuscarora (Leesburg) (40-27), 8/24/18 Hermitage (Richmond) (67-0), 8/31/18 Woodside (Newport News) (36-6), 9/7/18 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (70-0), 9/12/18 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (42-0), 9/21/18 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (71-8), 9/28/18 Henrico (Richmond) (40-6), 10/5/18 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (48-7), 10/19/18 Atlee (Mechanicsville) (44-0), 10/25/18 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (51-0), 11/3/18 Varina (Richmond) (33-12), 11/9/18 Deep Run (Glen Allen) (42-0), 11/16/18 Glen Allen (51-6), 11/23/18 Henrico (Richmond) (40-6), 12/1/18 Maury (Norfolk) (71-28), 12/8/18 Stone Bridge (Ashburn) (37-26)

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/30 vs Avalon (Wheaton, MD), 9/6 at Smith [Oscar] (Chesapeake), 9/13 Meadowbrook (Richmond), 9/20 North Stafford (Stafford), 9/27 at Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro, NC), 10/4 at Henrico (Richmond), 10/11 at Manchester (Midlothian), 10/25 Atlee (Mechanicsville), 11/1 at Colonial Forge (Stafford), 11/8 Varina (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Manchester (Midlothian) (31), Colonial Forge (Stafford) (29), Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro, NC) (24.6)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Meadowbrook (Richmond) (-30.5), Atlee (Mechanicsville) (-3.4), Varina (Richmond) (12.2)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.8 (16.3 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #516
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2019 Projected League Finish: 1st
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 83%