Whale Branch (Beaufort, SC) previews home GENERAL Coach: Jerry Hatcher League: A Region 7 Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #9 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Xavier Chaplin 6'6.5" 330 Senior OL/DL 5.4 Joseph Hicks 6'0" 190 Senior RB/LB 4.6 Mason Griffin 6'0" 180 Sophomore RB/LB 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Skill Position Depth, Coaching Staff Continuity Team Weaknesses: Line Depth, QB Graduated, Must Replace Best K In School History RATINGS 2020 Final Power Rating: 2.1 2020 National Rank: #5291 2020 State Rank: #101 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.9 2021 Starting Power Rating: -14.3 2021 National Rank: #6131 2021 State Rank: #115 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2020 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #8799 2021 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.3 Dynasty Record: 71-51 [70-52 on the field] (36-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2020 Overall Record: 8-1 2020 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2020 Points For Average: 39.8 2020 Points Against Average: 9.4 2020 Differential: +30.4 2020 Wins: #7894 Johnsonville (52-12), #9974 Baptist Hill (Hollywood) (21-20), #10169 Battery Creek (Beaufort) (33-21), #11225 Cross (33-14), #12823 Estill (50-0), #12986 St. John's (John's Island) (33-0), #13928 Military Magnet Academy (North Charleston) (52-0), #14093 Charleston Math & Science (Charleston) (69-0) 2020 Losses: #4046 Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg) (18-15) 2020 Opponents W-L: 29-33 Recent League Championships: 2020, 2017 (AA Region VI), 2014 (AA Region VI) Winning Streak Entering 2021 Season: none SCHEDULE Highest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Baptist Hill (Hollywood) (-23.1), Calhoun County (St. Matthews) (-30.6), Cross (-41.7) Lowest-Rated 2021 Regular Season Opponents: Military Magnet Academy (North Charleston) (-71.8), Estill (-56.4), St. John's (John's Island) (-44) 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #234 2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13070 2021 Projected League Finish: 1st |