GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Maroon/Orange/White
Coach: Lou Sorrentino
League: Commonwealth
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank*: #14
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2019 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Ike Daniels 5'11" 180 Sophomore RB/DB 4.5
Justin Watson 6'1" 230 Senior DE 4.9
Amari Walker 6'1" 185 Senior FS/WR 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Brendan Heatherman 6'4" 240 Senior TE
Adin Huntington 6'0" 260 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Kicking Game, DB/LB, Big-Play RB
Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding Lines
RATINGS
2019 Final Power Rating: 24.8
2019 National Rank: #1966
2019 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment*: -1.1
2020 Starting Power Rating*: 9.5
2020 National Rank*: #2549
2020 State Rank*: #53
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2019 Rating): 15.5
Dynasty National Rank: #4371
2020 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 6
Dynasty Record: 82-85 (38-52 in league)
HISTORICAL
2019 Overall Record: 10-3
2019 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2019 Points For Average: 30.7
2019 Points Against Average: 15.2
2019 Differential: +15.5
2019 Wins: #1447 Patriot (Nokesville) (37-6), #1885 North Stafford (Stafford) (34-26), #4157 Monroe [James] (Fredericksburg) (55-15), #5493 Riverbend (Fredericksburg) (31-6), #5783 Stafford (Falmouth) (21-7), #5783 Stafford (Falmouth) (45-28), #6530 Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (35-0), #6580 Brooke Point (Stafford) (34-14), #9217 Potomac (Dumfries) (35-0), #9268 Albemarle (Charlottesville) (42-6)
2019 Losses: #588 Colonial Forge (Stafford) (24-13), #930 Massaponax (Spotsylvania) (45-7), #1885 North Stafford (Stafford) (21-10)
2019 Opponents W-L: 75-84
Winning Streak Entering 2020 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2020 Schedule: 14/22 vs Riverbend (Fredericksburg), 14/27 vs North Stafford (Stafford), 15/5 at Colonial Forge (Stafford), 15/12 Massaponax (Spotsylvania), 15/26 at Stafford (Falmouth), 16/1 Brooke Point (Stafford), 16/9 at Henry [Patrick] (Roanoke), 16/16 at Fleming [William] (Roanoke)
Highest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Massaponax (Spotsylvania) (28.3), Colonial Forge (Stafford) (25.3), North Stafford (Stafford) (13.9)
Lowest-Rated 2020 Regular Season Opponents*: Brooke Point (Stafford) (-12.9), Stafford (Falmouth) (-10.5), Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (-6.2)
2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.5 (11.3 overall)
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength*: 5.1
2020 vs. 2019 Schedule Strength Comparison*: -7.4
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank*: #20
2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank*: #2046
2020 Projected Regular Season Record*: 5-3
2020 Projected League Finish*: 4th
2020 Undefeated Regular Season Probability*: less than 1%
*temporary; not finalized until August 6th
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