Riverheads (Staunton, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Gladiators
Colors: Red/White/Black
Coach: Ray Norcross
League: Shenandoah
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #3

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 21.7
2022 National Rank: #2028
2022 State Rank: #38
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -3.4
2023 Starting Power Rating: 1
2023 National Rank: #2481
2023 State Rank: #51
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 32.6
Dynasty National Rank: #744
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.8
Dynasty Record: 64-2 (31-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-1
2022 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2022 Points For Average: 39.8
2022 Points Against Average: 15.2
2022 Differential: +24.6
2022 Wins: #3525 Essex (Tappahannock) (21-8), #4468 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (49-27), #5257 Lunenburg Central (Victoria) (42-13), #5413 Stuarts Draft (35-13), #5732 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (41-21), #6342 Staunton (35-0), #6510 Tazewell (35-12), #6748 Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (27-7), #9019 Fort Defiance (49-14), #9283 Sussex Central (Sussex) (47-20), #11041 Waynesboro (61-14), #11523 McCluer [Parry] (Buena Vista) (55-14)
2022 Losses: #2026 Lord Botetourt (Daleville) (35-21)
2022 Opponents W-L: 95-58
Recent State Championships: 2022 (Class 1), 2021 (Class 1), 2020 (Class 1), 2019 (1A), 2018 (1), 2017 (1A), 2016 (1A), 2010 (1), 2006 (1)
Recent League Championships: 2022, 2021 (tied for 1st), 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 2023 Season: 10
Streak List: 9/24/22 Tazewell (35-12), 10/7/22 Buffalo Gap (Swoope) (27-7), 10/14/22 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (41-21), 10/21/22 Fort Defiance (49-14), 10/28/22 Staunton (35-0), 11/4/22 Stuarts Draft (35-13), 11/18/22 Sussex Central (Sussex) (47-20), 11/25/22 Lunenburg Central (Victoria) (42-13), 12/3/22 Essex (Tappahannock) (21-8), 12/10/22 Wythe [George] (Wytheville) (49-27)

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Central (Woodstock), 9/2 at Tazewell, 9/8 Fort Defiance, 9/22 at Wilson Memorial (Fishersville), 9/29 Christiansburg, 10/6 Staunton, 10/13 at Buffalo Gap (Swoope), 10/20 Stuarts Draft, 10/27 at Waynesboro, 11/3 Marshall [John] (Richmond)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Central (Woodstock) (-4.3), Christiansburg (-4.5), Stuarts Draft (-16.8)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Marshall [John] (Richmond) (-70.4), Waynesboro (-63.1), Fort Defiance (-32.3)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7 (-3.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -28
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #213
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7667
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 1st
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 23%



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