Since I'm bored during my planning period. Here you are good sir.
Dominion is spead based on offense, usually two backs (on each side of QB or I-form on 1 side, H-back type look). They use jet motion for sweeps, QB keeps and PA passes. The backs are #20 Alex Wertz and #4 Billy Walker. Jet motion WRs are usually #33, #13 and #3 Jayson Robinson. Standout WR is #10 George Richardson. #7 Mccants is the guy, awkward delivery but very strong arm and as most people have already mentioned, he's the most explosive athlete in 4A West. Freeland of Dinwiddie is the only guy close to him in terms of phone booth agility, vision and breakaway speed. Nobody Salem has played has all 3 like he does, Terry and Beck of BBurg have the straight line speed but not the wiggle or vision. The offensive line is headed by Christ (UVa) commit. They want to run the ball but will take what you give them in the passing game and they'll take deep shots every now and then to keep you honest.
Defensively, the base is a 3-4 with two high safeties. #20 Wertz and #11 Kyle Smith are the inside backers. #4 Walker & #33 are the stand up outside backers setting the edge. Christ and #55 Jade Pierre hold down the interior, best pair of interior DL in the West IMO. Richardson, McCants and Robinson all have double duty as starting DBs. So approximately 7 guys play both ways all night. Some say it can be a hinderence. I think it was during the first meeting against Woodgrove but as the season goes, guys get used to it and don't tire as much which looked to be the case in the rematch, the Titans didn't appear as tired late in the game. All of the two way guys can play some football as you might expect. Defensively I've seen them run press cover 2, press bail cover 4, off man and off cover 2. Against our option attack they occasionally would spin down a safety to the motion and run cover 3. Saw in scrimmage a 4-4, essentially 6 man front with 4 DL and 2 stand up outside backers but it was rare, mainly against goal line jumbo set.
Special Teams the kicker is best we saw all season, put all the kickoffs in the endzone and booted a 35-40 yarder against us. Punter, not sure if same kid, was serviceable as well. Coverage units are unknown mainly because most kickoffs aren't fielded.
Overall, they've got their schemes on both sides and they stick to them. I'm sure they've got some tricks up their sleeve offensively, all teams should at this point. The core group of two way starters(all seniors except #55) are seasoned, some of them have been starting for 3 years now. I'd expect this to be as tough a game as Salem has had. Physically Dominion is comparable to Amherst and Byrd. Not quite the team speed of Amherst but McCants is special.
Salem should be favored as the home team and defending state champ but I look for a very good football game. Hoping for good health for both teams and hoping the stripes let the boys play. Good Luck and may the best team win.
