Asheville (NC) GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/White Coach: Danny Wilkins League: 4A/3A Conference 15 (moving from Mountain) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2008 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trevor Sawyer 6'6" 215 Senior TE/DE Darius Drummond 5'10" 175 Senior WR/DB Jamil Hawes 6'0" 275 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Size, Strength, Leadership Team Weaknesses: Depth on the lines, Running Back, Replacing ILBs RATINGS 2008 Final Power Rating: 24.8 2008 National Rank: #2099 2008 State Rank: #45 Off-Season Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2009 Starting Power Rating: 25.3 2009 National Rank: #1924 2009 State Rank: #53 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2008 Rating): 29.4 Dynasty National Rank: #684 2009 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.1 Dynasty Record: 68-14 (36-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2008 Overall Record: 9-4 2008 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd) 2008 Points For Average: 24.9 2008 Points Against Average: 19.4 2008 Differential: +5.5 2008 Wins: #1478 Tuscola (Waynesville) (31-10), #2910 North Buncombe (Weaverville) (14-10), #4375 Erwin (Asheville) (35-14), #5114 Roberson (Asheville) (42-14), #5324 Rutherfordton-Spindale Central (Rutherfordton) (42-24), #5475 Franklin (27-15), #6331 Brevard (28-25), #7663 Freedom (Morganton) (38-16), #10573 Enka (41-14) 2008 Losses: #717 South Point (Belmont) (28-0), #786 Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) (31-3), #1478 Tuscola (Waynesville) (34-13), #1684 Reynolds (Asheville) (17-10) 2008 Opponents W-L: 98-63 Recent State Championships: 2005 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Mountain), 2006 (Mountain), 2005 (Mountain), 2003 (Mountain Athletic) Winning Streak Entering 2009 Season: none SCHEDULE 2009 Schedule: 8/28 Tuscola (Waynesville), 9/11 at Burns (Lawndale), 9/18 Kennedy Charter (Charlotte), 9/25 Elizabethton (TN), 10/2 at Reynolds (Asheville), 10/9 Enka, 10/9 Towns County (Hiawassee, GA), 10/16 at McDowell (Marion), 10/23 Roberson (Asheville), 10/30 at North Buncombe (Weaverville), 11/6 Erwin (Asheville) Highest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Tuscola (Waynesville) (37), Elizabethton (TN) (19.2), North Buncombe (Weaverville) (13.9) Lowest-Rated 2009 Regular Season Opponents: Kennedy Charter (Charlotte) (-29.1), Towns County (Hiawassee, GA) (-12.2), Enka (-7.6) 2008 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.6 (18.6 overall) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 2009 vs. 2008 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.4 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6706 2009 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2009 Projected League Finish: 1st 2009 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 7% Opener: 8/28 Tuscola (Waynesville) [projection: 28-20 loss]