GENERAL
Nickname: Bearcats
Colors: Garnet/Black/Gold
Coach: Joe Montgomery
League: AAAA Region III (moving from AAAA Region IV)
Playoff Division: AAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #17
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 1
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2009 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Kirob Sims 6'0" 215 Junior WR
Savion Thoms 6'0" 190 Junior LB
Mitchell Jeter 6'1" 250 Sophomore DL
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Xavier McFadden 5'11" 165 Senior DB
Jatavius Stewart 5'10" 170 Senior ATH
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Kicking Game
Team Weaknesses: Experience
RATINGS
2009 Final Power Rating: 44.7
2009 National Rank: #332
2009 State Rank: #9
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -9.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9
2010 Starting Power Rating: 31
2010 National Rank: #1222
2010 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2009 Rating): 35
Dynasty National Rank: #321
2010 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 65-25 (26-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2009 Overall Record: 11-1
2009 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st)
2009 Points For Average: 39.3
2009 Points Against Average: 16.3
2009 Differential: +23
2009 Wins: #416 Northwestern (Rock Hill) (34-14), #468 Clover (28-10), #546 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (34-29), #1979 Blythewood (50-21), #2529 Lancaster (31-3), #3154 York (30-21), #3932 Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (35-0), #4270 Spring Valley (Columbia) (34-29), #4629 Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (48-14), #4674 Ridge View (Columbia) (63-0), #5365 Fort Mill (56-14)
2009 Losses: #390 Spartanburg (41-28)
2009 Opponents W-L: 61-84
Recent State Championships: 2004 (AAAA I)
Recent League Championships: 2009 (AAAA Region IV), 2005, 2003 (AAAA Region 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2010 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2010 Schedule: 8/26 Greer, 9/3 Nation Ford (Fort Mill), 9/10 York, 9/17 at South Pointe (Rock Hill), 9/24 at Blythewood, 10/1 at Ridge View (Columbia), 10/8 Lancaster, 10/15 at Gaffney, 10/21 Spartanburg, 10/29 at Clover, 11/5 Northwestern (Rock Hill)
Highest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Gaffney (53.3), Northwestern (Rock Hill) (53.1), Spartanburg (41.9)
Lowest-Rated 2010 Regular Season Opponents: Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (12.9), Ridge View (Columbia) (13.2), Lancaster (18.7)
2009 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.3 (27 overall)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32
2010 vs. 2009 Schedule Strength Comparison: +9.7
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #6
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #157
2010 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2010 Projected League Finish: 5th
2010 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 Greer [projection: 28-27 win]