GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Stephen Alexander
League: VISAA Blue Ridge (moving from VISAA Virginia Independent)
Playoff Division: VISAA 2
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Hannes Hammer 6'6" 260 OL 5.4
Ian Cann 5'9" 170 WR 4.6
Connor Lange 6'2" 210 QB 4.8
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Experience, Improved OL
Team Weaknesses: Questions At DB, Line Depth
RATINGS
2021 Final Power Rating: 9.2
2021 National Rank: #3829
2021 State Rank: #79
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.1
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.1
2022 Starting Power Rating: 6.5
2022 National Rank: #2133
2022 State Rank: #42
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2021 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #8355
2022 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.6
Dynasty Record: 129-66 (47-24 in league)
HISTORICAL
2021 Overall Record: 10-2
2021 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2021 Points For Average: 39.1
2021 Points Against Average: 9.3
2021 Differential: +29.8
2021 Wins: #6882 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (55-14), #6882 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (31-6), #8085 St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg) (28-7), #8140 Giles (Pearisburg) (66-20), #8980 Blue Ridge (St. George) (59-6), #11266 Norfolk Christian (Norfolk) (43-6), #12208 Christchurch School (Christchurch) (2-0), #12236 Fishburne Military (Waynesboro) (48-0), #12733 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham) (49-0), #13648 Roanoke Catholic (Roanoke) (48-0)
2021 Losses: #2709 Atlantic Shores Christian (Chesapeake) (36-26), #6392 Ravenscroft (Raleigh, NC) (17-14)
2021 Opponents W-L: 64-57
Recent State Championships: 2019, 2011 (VISFA 3), 2008 (VISFA 3)
Recent League Championships: 2021 (VISAA Virginia Independent), 2019 (VISAA Virginia Independent), 2016 (VISAA Old Dominion)
Winning Streak Entering 2022 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2022 Schedule: 8/26 Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk), 9/2 at St. Christopher's (Richmond), 9/9 Eastern Montgomery (Elliston), 9/23 at St. Anne's-Belfield (Charlottesville), 9/30 Blue Ridge (St. George), 10/7 at Giles (Pearisburg), 10/15 at St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg), 10/21 at Fishburne Military (Waynesboro), 10/28 Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham), 11/5 Christchurch School (Christchurch)
Highest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: St. Christopher's (Richmond) (9.5), Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (Suffolk) (-17.4), St. Michael the Archangel (Fredericksburg) (-25.4)
Lowest-Rated 2022 Regular Season Opponents: Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham) (-66.9), Eastern Montgomery (Elliston) (-56), Fishburne Military (Waynesboro) (-53.3)
2021 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -16.1 (-13.4 overall)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -36.2
2022 vs. 2021 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.1
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #282
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10866
2022 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2022 Projected League Finish: 1st
2022 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 24%