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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]







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