Varina (Richmond, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Blue Devils
Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold
Coach: Stu Brown
League: Capital
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #9

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no

D1 PROSPECTS
Alonzo Ford 6'3" 290 Senior DT
Isiah Paige 5'8" 165 Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have 4-Year SB Starter, OL Size/Strength, LBs
Team Weaknesses: QB Inexperience, DL Depth

RATINGS
2018 Final Power Rating: 25
2018 National Rank: #1861
2018 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2019 Starting Power Rating: 12.2
2019 National Rank: #1578
2019 State Rank: #35
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 32.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1147
2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 20.2
Dynasty Record: 128-49 (72-15 in league)

HISTORICAL
2018 Overall Record: 8-3
2018 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2018 Points For Average: 42.8
2018 Points Against Average: 14.3
2018 Differential: +28.5
2018 Wins: #4533 Atlee (Mechanicsville) (35-0), #5744 Matoaca (Chesterfield) (48-0), #6264 Hanover (Mechanicsville) (49-7), #7558 Henry [Patrick] (Ashland) (42-0), #8623 Lee-Davis (Mechanicsville) (72-33), #9126 Hermitage (Richmond) (48-0), #9576 Armstrong/Kennedy (Richmond) (74-22), #9802 Meadowbrook (Richmond) (51-6)
2018 Losses: #112 Highland Springs (33-12), #1093 Henrico (Richmond) (28-13), #1093 Henrico (Richmond) (28-27)
2018 Opponents W-L: 54-67
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 6A Conference 3), 2012 (AAA Capital), 2011 (AAA Capital), 2008 (Capital AAA), 2006 (Capital AAA), 2004 (Capital AAA), 2003 (Capital AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2019 Schedule: 8/29 Manchester (Midlothian), 9/6 Meadowbrook (Richmond), 9/13 Matoaca (Chesterfield), 9/20 at Hermitage (Richmond), 9/27 Hanover (Mechanicsville), 10/4 Lake Taylor (Norfolk), 10/11 at Henry [Patrick] (Ashland), 10/18 Henrico (Richmond), 11/1 at Atlee (Mechanicsville), 11/8 at Highland Springs
Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Springs (50.5), Manchester (Midlothian) (31), Lake Taylor (Norfolk) (30.3)
Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Meadowbrook (Richmond) (-30.5), Hermitage (Richmond) (-22.1), Hanover (Mechanicsville) (-20.5)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8 (9.4 overall)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.9
2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.1
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1691
2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2019 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%