Kings Mountain (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Greg Lloyd League: 3A Big South Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Trey Funderburke 6'0" 205 Senior LB Cameron Harris 6'2" 190 Senior QB Ed Hopper 6'0" 320 Senior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Linemen, QB Team Weaknesses: RB, Depth RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 11.8 2009 National Rank: #5010 2009 State Rank: #142 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 15.4 2010 National Rank: #3861 2010 State Rank: #114 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 7.3 Dynasty National Rank: #5345 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9 Dynasty Record: 35-47 [34-48 on the field] (17-21 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 4-7 2009 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (6th) 2009 Points For Average: 19.6 2009 Points Against Average: 18.9 2009 Differential: +0.7 2009 Wins: #3932 Burns (Lawndale) (21-14), #4384 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (27-7), #10919 North Gaston (Dallas) (26-0), #13044 Kennedy Charter (Charlotte) (50-12) 2009 Losses: #625 South Point (Belmont) (21-6), #1571 Forestview (Gastonia) (24-17), #2129 Shelby (17-10), #2277 Crest (Shelby) (17-0), #2293 Brown (Kannapolis) (56-28), #4061 Huss (Gastonia) (20-17), #4552 Hickory (20-14) 2009 Opponents W-L: 78-59 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southwestern 3A/2A) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/27 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/3 at Burns (Lawndale), 9/10 Hickory, 9/17 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 9/24 South Point (Belmont), 10/1 Shelby, 10/8 at Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 10/15 Ashbrook (Gastonia), 10/22 at North Gaston (Dallas), 10/29 Crest (Shelby), 11/5 at Forestview (Gastonia), 11/12 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: South Point (Belmont) (36.9), Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (30.9), Crest (Shelby) (29.8) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: North Gaston (Dallas) (-14.9), Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (3.6), Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (11.2) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.8 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.8 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #34 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1760 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-7 2010 Projected League Finish: 5th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/27 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) [projection: 22-8 win] |