Norcross (GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Silver Coach: Keith Maloof League: AAAAA Region 7 (moving from 7-AAAAA) Playoff Division: AAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #23 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Seth Hinsley LB Demetrius Alston DE ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS Silverberry Mouhon 6'3" 225 Senior DE Ben Bradley 6'2" 270 Senior OG D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Adrian Hubbard 6'7" 225 Senior DE [Alabama] Max Garcia 6'5" 275 Senior OL [Maryland] Arius Wright Senior ATH [Western Kentucky] Geremy Davis 6'1" 190 Senior WR [Connecticut] Delino Deshields 5'9" 190 Senior ATH STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defense, Defensive Front Team Weaknesses: Rebuilding OL RATINGS 2009 Final Power Rating: 28.9 2009 National Rank: #1639 2009 State Rank: #77 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.9 2010 Starting Power Rating: 26.5 2010 National Rank: #1775 2010 State Rank: #79 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 23.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1437 2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3 Dynasty Record: 51-26 (41-18 in league) HISTORICAL 2009 Overall Record: 5-5 2009 League Record/Finish: 5-3 (tied for 4th) 2009 Points For Average: 22.4 2009 Points Against Average: 20.1 2009 Differential: +2.3 2009 Wins: #1020 Collins Hill (Suwanee) (25-21), #2956 Mill Creek (Hoschton) (31-7), #3609 Chattahoochee (Alpharetta) (20-17), #6694 Northview (Duluth) (31-2), #7630 Duluth (29-7) 2009 Losses: #119 North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (26-16), #408 Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee) (20-10), #616 South Gwinnett (Snellville) (49-28), #1403 Walton (Marietta) (28-27), #1518 North Forsyth (Cumming) (24-7) 2009 Opponents W-L: 64-46 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 7-AAAAA), 2006 (7-AAAAA) Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none SCHEDULE 2010 Schedule: 8/20 at Dacula, 9/3 Parkview (Lilburn), 9/10 at Roswell, 9/17 at Duluth, 9/24 Mill Creek (Hoschton), 10/8 at North Gwinnett (Suwanee), 10/15 Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee), 10/22 Meadowcreek (Norcross), 10/29 at Collins Hill (Suwanee), 11/5 Mountain View (Lawrenceville), 11/12 at Walton (Marietta), 11/19 at Brookwood (Snellville) Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (45.9), Roswell (42.8), Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee) (41.1) Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Meadowcreek (Norcross) (-13), Duluth (1.9), Walton (Marietta) (15.7) 2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.3 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.7 2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.6 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1081 2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-6 2010 Projected League Finish: 4th 2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/20 at Dacula [projection: 20-17 loss] |