Warwick (Newport News, VA)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Raiders
Colors: Maroon/Gold
Coach: Corey Hairston
League: Peninsula
Playoff Division: 5A
Playoff Division Rank: #4

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2022 JV Record: 9-0-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Messiah Delhomme 6'0" 195 Junior ATH
Eduardo Rios Jr 6'0" 160 Senior QB
Adonus Watson 6'0" 255 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: 14 Returning Starters, Big-Game Experience
Team Weaknesses: Some Holes To Fill

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: 26.3
2022 National Rank: #1522
2022 State Rank: #24
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +2.6
Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.8
2023 Starting Power Rating: 17.7
2023 National Rank: #882
2023 State Rank: #11
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): 10
Dynasty National Rank: #3692
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 35-19 (29-12 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 12-2
2022 League Record/Finish: 8-1 (2nd)
2022 Points For Average: 29.6
2022 Points Against Average: 9.8
2022 Differential: +19.8
2022 Wins: #2110 King's Fork (Suffolk) (31-19), #2417 Churchland (Portsmouth) (21-7), #3727 Warhill (Williamsburg) (35-8), #4185 Kecoughtan (Hampton) (32-11), #4242 Woodside (Newport News) (20-17), #4908 Menchville (Newport News) (23-0), #5339 Heritage (Newport News) (21-10), #7336 Hampton (22-12), #7336 Hampton (43-0), #8054 Bethel (Hampton) (41-0), #9810 Gloucester (48-0), #12049 Denbigh (Newport News) (77-0)
2022 Losses: #168 Dinwiddie (28-0), #188 Phoebus (Hampton) (25-0)
2022 Opponents W-L: 92-73
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/25 at Grassfield (Chesapeake), 9/1 Bethel (Hampton), 9/7 at Kecoughtan (Hampton), 9/15 at Menchville (Newport News), 9/21 Gloucester, 9/29 Heritage (Newport News), 10/5 vs Denbigh (Newport News), 10/13 at Woodside (Newport News), 10/20 at Hampton, 10/27 Phoebus (Hampton)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Phoebus (Hampton) (43.7), Kecoughtan (Hampton) (-5.1), Woodside (Newport News) (-10.2)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Denbigh (Newport News) (-55.7), Gloucester (-36.4), Grassfield (Chesapeake) (-31.8)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.4 (9.8 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #121
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4776
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 4%