Cherryville (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Ironmen Colors: Blue/White Coach: Keith Fox League: 2A/1A Southern Piedmont Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #32 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Quentez Wingate 5'9" 180 Senior RB/CB Darieous Taylor 5'11" 180 Senior RB/LB Brandon Tuft 6'2" 265 Senior TE/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Line, Hard-Working Team Weaknesses: Young At Skill Positions, Defense RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -2.9 2010 National Rank: #8819 2010 State Rank: #252 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4 2011 Starting Power Rating: -6.9 2011 National Rank: #9799 2011 State Rank: #285 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4.9 Dynasty National Rank: #9609 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2 Dynasty Record: 25-37 (10-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 6-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 2-3 (4th) 2010 Points For Average: 30.8 2010 Points Against Average: 25.4 2010 Differential: +5.4 2010 Wins: #9235 Chase (Forest City) (6-0), #9536 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (28-20), #10971 North Lincoln (Denver) (53-35), #12191 North Gaston (Dallas) (48-16), #12599 Bessemer City (49-0), #14213 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (42-6) 2010 Losses: #1072 Lincolnton (42-7), #5117 Mitchell (Bakersville) (49-27), #5306 East Lincoln (Denver) (29-28), #7743 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (35-28), #8070 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (42-28), #8323 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (31-26) 2010 Opponents W-L: 59-86 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Bunker Hill (Claremont), 8/26 Lake Norman Chargers (Mooresville), 9/3 vs Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese), 9/9 at Chase (Forest City), 9/16 at North Lincoln (Denver), 9/23 Bessemer City, 9/30 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/7 Lincolnton, 10/14 Highland Tech (Gastonia), 10/21 vs Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 10/28 East Lincoln (Denver) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lincolnton (38.5), East Lincoln (Denver) (6.1), Bunker Hill (Claremont) (2.1) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (-40.5), Highland Tech (Gastonia) (-39.3), Bessemer City (-24.4) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6 (-2.5 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.3 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #309 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10565 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 vs Bunker Hill (Claremont) [projection: 31-22 loss]