| Riverheads (Staunton, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Gladiators Colors: Red/White/Black Coach: Robert Casto League: Shenandoah Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2020 JV Record: 5-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Cayden Cook-Cash 6'1" 185 Sophomore HB/OLB J.C. Hagy 5'11" 220 Junior MLB/OL Landon Lightner 6'3" 170 Senior DB/SE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Backfield Depth, Defense RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 41.2 2020 National Rank: #474 2020 State Rank: #16 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2021 Starting Power Rating: 32.9 2021 National Rank: #362 2021 State Rank: #7 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 21.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2755 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 11.5 Dynasty Record: 194-34 (82-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 10-0 2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (tied for 1st) 2020 Points For Average: 48.3 2020 Points Against Average: 11.9 2020 Differential: +36.4 2020 Wins: #973 Stuarts Draft (10-7), #1856 Galax (65-29), #4408 Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (63-18), #4477 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (47-7), #4508 Lunenburg Central (Victoria) (56-7), #4969 Tazewell (28-17), #6905 Fort Defiance (49-6), #7278 West Point (52-8), #8596 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (58-13), #9645 Staunton (55-7) 2020 Losses: none 2020 Opponents W-L: 41-34 Recent State Championships: 2020 (Class 1), 2019, 2018 (1), 2017, 2016, 2010 (1), 2006 (1) Recent League Championships: 2020 (tied for 1st), 2019, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2015 (1A Conference 44), 2014 (2A Conference 36), 2010 (A Shenandoah), 2009 (A Shenandoah), 2006 (Shenandoah A), 2005 (Shenandoah A) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: 36 Streak List: 9/22/18 Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (42-7), 9/28/18 Jackson [Stonewall] (Quicksburg) (65-7), 10/5/18 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (56-17), 10/12/18 Luray (56-13), 10/19/18 Staunton (49-10), 10/26/18 Central (Woodstock) (35-19), 11/1/18 Page County (Shenandoah) (56-0), 11/17/18 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (65-7), 11/23/18 Campbell [William] (Naruna) (49-14), 12/1/18 Essex (Tappahannock) (28-6), 12/8/18 Chilhowie (35-7), 8/30/19 Washington & Lee (Montross) (49-15), 9/6/19 Glenvar (Salem) (38-21), 9/13/19 East Rockingham (Elkton) (52-6), 9/27/19 Colonial Beach (55-15), 10/4/19 Skyline (Front Royal) (49-21), 10/11/19 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (48-0), 10/18/19 Fort Defiance (28-0), 10/25/19 Staunton (56-14), 11/1/19 Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (49-14), 11/8/19 Stuarts Draft (49-14), 11/15/19 Rappahannock County (Washington) (45-0), 11/22/19 Franklin (59-6), 11/29/19 Sussex Central (Sussex) (46-0), 12/7/19 Essex (Tappahannock) (56-15), 12/14/19 Galax (31-24), 2/27/21 Tazewell (28-17), 3/5/21 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (47-7), 3/12/21 Fort Defiance (49-6), 3/19/21 Staunton (55-7), 3/26/21 Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (63-18), 4/1/21 Stuarts Draft (10-7), 4/9/21 Altavista Combined School (Altavista) (58-13), 4/16/21 Lunenburg Central (Victoria) (56-7), 4/24/21 West Point (52-8), 5/1/21 Galax (65-29) SCHEDULE 2021 Schedule: 8/27 Waynesboro, 9/3 McCluer [Parry] (Buena Vista), 9/10 at Lord Botetourt (Daleville), 9/17 at Stuarts Draft, 9/24 at Tazewell, 10/8 at Buffalo Gap (Swoope), 10/15 at Wilson Memorial (Fishersville), 10/22 Fort Defiance, 10/29 Staunton, 11/5 Stuarts Draft Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (37.4), Stuarts Draft (14), Tazewell (-5.9) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Staunton (-33.6), McCluer [Parry] (Buena Vista) (-29.3), Waynesboro (-23.8) 2020 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.1 (5 overall) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.6 2021 vs. 2020 Schedule Strength Comparison: -17.7 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #129 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3921 2021 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2021 Projected League Finish: 1st 2021 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 16% |