GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Adam Hastings
League: 4A Southwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #24
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Matt Carrick 6'2" 240 Senior OL
Romeo Okwara 6'5" 225 Senior DE [Notre Dame]
Ian Dibble 6'1" 215 Senior OL/TE
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Drew Owens 6'5" 230 Senior TE 4.87 [South Carolina]
Justus Pickett 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.32 [Maryland]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Line, Secondary, Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Young Backfield, Inexperienced LBs
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 30.4
2010 National Rank: #1538
2010 State Rank: #42
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 27.9
2011 National Rank: #1564
2011 State Rank: #37
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.2
Dynasty National Rank: #3926
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.1
Dynasty Record: 26-31 [25-32 on the field] (12-22 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 8-5
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (2nd)
2010 Points For Average: 35.2
2010 Points Against Average: 24.6
2010 Differential: +10.6
2010 Wins: #2810 Providence (Charlotte) (64-29), #3548 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (35-10), #3548 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (48-21), #4093 Myers Park (Charlotte) (42-24), #5907 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (34-14), #7932 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (41-0), #8374 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (21-6), #11268 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (35-7)
2010 Losses: #35 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (46-15), #346 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (49-23), #1513 Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (38-34), #1994 Weddington (Matthews) (forfeit), #3973 Independence (Charlotte) (51-30)
2010 Opponents W-L: 82-74
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/16/11 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (17-14)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/26 vs Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw), 9/6 vs Hopewell (Huntersville), 9/9 vs Weddington (Matthews), 9/16 vs South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/23 vs Independence (Charlotte), 9/30 vs Myers Park (Charlotte), 10/7 vs Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 10/14 vs East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/21 vs Rocky River (Mint Hill), 10/28 vs Providence (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (53.8), Weddington (Matthews) (28.4), Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (26.8)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Rocky River (Mint Hill) (-14), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-1), Independence (Charlotte) (10.6)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.3 (21.2 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #57
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2102
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/26 vs Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) [projection: 28-27 win]