Lord Botetourt (Daleville, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cavaliers
Colors: Scarlet/Silver
Coach: Tater Benson
League: Blue Ridge
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #6

D1 PROSPECTS
Kendal Howard 6'3" 255 Senior DL
Kesean Anderson 6'3" 330 Senior IOL
DJ Toliver 6'4" 270 Senior IOL

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 21.7
2022 National Rank: #2026
2022 State Rank: #37
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.7
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +3.2
2023 Starting Power Rating: 10.5
2023 National Rank: #1414
2023 State Rank: #28
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 31.7
Dynasty National Rank: #812
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.4
Dynasty Record: 53-11 (24-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 11-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 35.3
2022 Points Against Average: 16.7
2022 Differential: +18.6
2022 Wins: #2028 Riverheads (Staunton) (35-21), #2105 Princeton (WV) (28-27), #3418 Appomattox County (Appomattox) (35-3), #3656 Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (24-21), #4485 Bassett (41-7), #4665 Fleming [William] (Roanoke) (41-27), #6842 Staunton River (Moneta) (41-14), #7239 Byrd [William] (Vinton) (28-21), #8638 Hidden Valley (Roanoke) (47-7), #10950 Blacksburg (70-0), #11117 Northside (Roanoke) (48-7)
2022 Losses: #1266 Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (28-14), #2814 Christiansburg (34-7)
2022 Opponents W-L: 81-71
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg), 9/1 at Blacksburg, 9/8 Pulaski County (Dublin), 9/22 Olympic (Charlotte, NC), 10/6 Staunton River (Moneta), 10/13 at Byrd [William] (Vinton), 10/20 Fleming [William] (Roanoke), 10/27 Northside (Roanoke), 11/3 at Franklin County (Rocky Mount)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Glass [E. C.] (Lynchburg) (9.3), Olympic (Charlotte, NC) (-1.1), Franklin County (Rocky Mount) (-9.9)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Northside (Roanoke) (-49.2), Blacksburg (-44.4), Staunton River (Moneta) (-30.6)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 (2.5 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -20.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #148
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5499
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 29%



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