Spotswood (Penn Laird, VA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trailblazers Colors: Royal Blue/Silver Coach: Dale Shifflett League: Valley Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2022 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Rayne Dean 6'3" 220 DE/HB 4.9 Matt Craig 5'11" 175 DB/WR 4.6 Irvine Clark 5'10" 190 LB/TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Skill Position Depth/Speed, Chemistry Team Weaknesses: Line Size RATINGS 2022 Final Power Rating: -3.9 2022 National Rank: #6532 2022 State Rank: #158 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 2023 Starting Power Rating: -17.7 2023 National Rank: #5404 2023 State Rank: #133 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -1.1 Dynasty National Rank: #6189 2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 16.6 Dynasty Record: 32-19 (16-8 in league) HISTORICAL 2022 Overall Record: 8-3 2022 League Record/Finish: 3-1 (2nd) 2022 Points For Average: 24.9 2022 Points Against Average: 13 2022 Differential: +11.9 2022 Wins: #5732 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (42-21), #7444 East Rockingham (Elkton) (17-8), #9433 Rockbridge County (Lexington) (25-20), #9892 Broadway (25-0), #10655 Charlottesville (28-7), #10681 Monroe [William] (Stanardsville) (34-7), #11041 Waynesboro (33-0), #11256 Harrisonburg (28-0) 2022 Losses: #4651 Handley [John] (Winchester) (28-0), #5671 Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) (17-14), #5671 Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) (35-28) 2022 Opponents W-L: 49-68 Recent League Championships: 2019, 2018, 2016 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none SCHEDULE 2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Rustburg, 9/1 at Western Albemarle (Crozet), 9/8 Wilson Memorial (Fishersville), 9/15 Charlottesville, 9/22 Monroe [William] (Stanardsville), 9/29 at Broadway, 10/6 East Rockingham (Elkton), 10/13 at Harrisonburg, 10/20 Rockbridge County (Lexington), 11/3 vs Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Rustburg (-10.8), Ashby [Turner] (Bridgewater) (-19.1), Wilson Memorial (Fishersville) (-22.3) Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Harrisonburg (-58.7), Monroe [William] (Stanardsville) (-52.7), Charlottesville (-50) 2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.5 (-12.8 overall) 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -35.5 2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -21 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #254 2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9601 2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4% |