Whale Branch (Beaufort, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Coach: Jerry Hatcher
League: A Region 7
Playoff Division: A
Playoff Division Rank: #18

RATINGS
2022 Final Power Rating: -21.2
2022 National Rank: #9845
2022 State Rank: #182
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -1.5
2023 Starting Power Rating: -45.2
2023 National Rank: #10308
2023 State Rank: #180
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2022 Rating): -4.6
Dynasty National Rank: #7015
2023 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 40.6
Dynasty Record: 37-16 (13-9 in league)

HISTORICAL
2022 Overall Record: 7-4
2022 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2022 Points For Average: 25.7
2022 Points Against Average: 17
2022 Differential: +8.7
2022 Wins: #9290 Baptist Hill (Hollywood) (forfeit win), #10867 North Charleston (19-8), #11265 Allendale-Fairfax (Fairfax) (21-0), #11309 Ridgeland/Hardeeville (Ridgeland) (48-14), #12936 Branchville (35-7), #13100 Bethune-Bowman (Orangeburg) (37-18), #13557 Burke (Charleston) (53-12)
2022 Losses: #6538 Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg) (21-3), #7174 Estill (28-7), #7611 Lake View (43-21), #9318 Battery Creek (Beaufort) (19-13)
2022 Opponents W-L: 48-70
Recent League Championships: 2020, 2017 (AA Region VI), 2014 (AA Region VI)
Winning Streak Entering 2023 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2023 Schedule: 8/24 at North Charleston, 9/1 Ridgeland/Hardeeville (Ridgeland), 9/15 at Burke (Charleston), 9/22 Battery Creek (Beaufort), 9/29 at Bethune-Bowman (Orangeburg), 10/13 at Allendale-Fairfax (Fairfax), 10/20 at Branchville, 10/27 at Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg)
Highest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Bamberg-Ehrhardt (Bamberg) (-23.4), Battery Creek (Beaufort) (-45.4), North Charleston (-46.5)
Lowest-Rated 2023 Regular Season Opponents: Burke (Charleston) (-87.6), Bethune-Bowman (Orangeburg) (-67.7), Branchville (-67.4)
2022 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.3 (-23.4 overall)
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -56.1
2023 vs. 2022 Schedule Strength Comparison: -30.8
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #237
2023 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #13020
2023 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-3
2023 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2023 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%



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