Galax (VA)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Maroon Tide Colors: Maroon/White Coach: Shane Allen League: Mountain Empire Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: 0.4 2022 National Rank: #5558 2022 State Rank: #131 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +0.6 2023 Starting Power Rating: -14.9 2023 National Rank: #4890 2023 State Rank: #119 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 14.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2865 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 29.5 Dynasty Record: 50-13 (22-1 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 7-4 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 25 2022 Points Against Average: 15.6 2022 Differential: +9.4 2022 Wins: #3856 Glenvar (Salem) (27-20), #5850 Grayson County (Independence) (31-14), #7846 West Stokes (King, NC) (35-7), #9290 Giles (Pearisburg) (28-14), #9351 Carroll County (Hillsville) (42-7), #10931 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (21-13), #11795 Bath County (Hot Springs) (49-0) 2022 Losses: #1189 Graham (Bluefield) (28-14), #3578 Radford (28-7), #4468 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (20-7), #5850 Grayson County (Independence) (21-14) 2022 Opponents W-L: 80-52 Recent State Championships: 2015 Recent League Championships: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2014 (1A Conference 46), 2011 (A Western), 2010 (tied for 1st; A Mountain Empire) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Glenvar (Salem), 9/1 Graham (Bluefield), 9/8 Carroll County (Hillsville), 9/15 at Radford, 9/22 at Auburn (Riner), 9/29 Wythe [George] (Wytheville), 10/13 at Giles (Pearisburg), 10/20 Richlands, 10/27 Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows), 11/3 at Grayson County (Independence) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Graham (Bluefield) (13.9), Glenvar (Salem) (-3.5), Radford (-7.7) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Auburn (Riner) (-72.3), Fort Chiswell (Max Meadows) (-47.3), Giles (Pearisburg) (-40.5) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.1 (-7.2 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26.1 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -24 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #198 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7175 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.