Athens Drive (Raleigh, NC) GENERAL Nickname: Jaguars Colors: Orange/Blue Coach: Jeff Smouse League: Tri-Eight Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #31 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no RATINGS 2007 Final Power Rating: 23.4 2007 National Rank: #2428 2007 State Rank: #58 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2008 Starting Power Rating: 20.9 2008 National Rank: #2745 2008 State Rank: #69 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2007 Rating): 0 Dynasty National Rank: #7532 2008 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 20.9 Dynasty Record: 24-33 (10-17 in league) HISTORICAL 2007 Overall Record: 11-2 2007 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2007 Points For Average: 37.1 2007 Points Against Average: 26.7 2007 Differential: +10.4 2007 Wins: #3075 Fuquay-Varina (49-21), #3988 Sanderson (Raleigh) (28-16), #4498 West Johnston (Benson) (37-31), #4893 Wakefield (Raleigh) (41-39), #5535 Apex (35-12), #5591 Cary (42-33), #6192 Enloe (Raleigh) (63-47), #7484 Broughton (Raleigh) (35-10), #9135 Lee (Sanford) (47-28), #10927 Green Hope (Morrisville) (21-20), #11919 Panther Creek (Cary) (49-0) 2007 Losses: #323 New Bern (48-7), #5474 Middle Creek (Apex) (42-28) 2007 Opponents W-L: 73-83 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2008 Season: none SCHEDULE 2008 Schedule: 8/22 West Johnston (Benson), 8/29 at Enloe (Raleigh), 9/12 Sanderson (Raleigh), 9/19 at Broughton (Raleigh), 9/26 at Apex, 10/3 Cary, 10/10 at Fuquay-Varina, 10/17 Lee (Sanford), 10/24 Panther Creek (Cary), 10/31 at Middle Creek (Apex), 11/7 Green Hope (Morrisville) Highest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Sanderson (Raleigh) (22.1), Fuquay-Varina (15.3), West Johnston (Benson) (12.8) Lowest-Rated 2008 Regular Season Opponents: Green Hope (Morrisville) (-10.1), Lee (Sanford) (-7), Panther Creek (Cary) (-4.9) 2007 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4 (11.2 overall) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.4 2008 vs. 2007 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2008 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2008 Projected League Finish: 1st 2008 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 15% Opener: 8/22 West Johnston (Benson) [projection: 42-31 win] Outlook: A lot of offense has departed from a team that won eleven times last year. Standout athletes at QB, RB, and WR are all gone. That being said, twelve starters do return with strong play on the offensive line led by Steve Kotnik and Ross Honeycutt. Ross Snotherly will step in at QB and though his varsity experience is limited, he put up gaudy numbers at the JV level. Phillip Barren is a big time threat at WR. Darius Williams is one candidate to get the nod at RB. On defense there is strength at LB with Bryan Houston, Jack Pierce, and Garrett Smith. There is talent in the secondary though a couple key losses are significant. The program has major pieces to the puzzle, but a lot of key guys have departed and it will take a bit of time to jell.