Clayton (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Comets Colors: Blue/White Coach: Gary Fowler League: 4A Greater Neuse River Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #52 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Anthony Gaskins 5'11" 165 Junior DB 4.68 Connor Barbour 6'1" 270 Junior OL/DL 4.95 Daiquan Thomasson 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Secondary, OL Team Weaknesses: Inexperience, Young Defense RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 21.6 2010 National Rank: #2944 2010 State Rank: #75 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 17.8 2011 National Rank: #3319 2011 State Rank: #96 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 5.6 Dynasty National Rank: #6386 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.5 Dynasty Record: 20-39 (14-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-6 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (3rd) 2010 Points For Average: 19.2 2010 Points Against Average: 21.8 2010 Differential: -2.6 2010 Wins: #3632 Harnett Central (Angier) (29-23), #3832 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (33-13), #4668 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (20-14), #4890 South Johnston (Four Oaks) (21-20), #5308 West Johnston (Benson) (21-7), #6490 Knightdale (27-20), #10567 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (38-13) 2010 Losses: #390 Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) (27-0), #574 Fuquay-Varina (28-7), #704 New Bern (38-22), #848 Garner (38-10), #1938 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (23-14), #7030 East Wake (Wendell) (19-7) 2010 Opponents W-L: 99-67 Recent League Championships: 2004 (Big Eight South), 2003 (Big Eight) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/23/11 Harnett Central (Angier) (56-30) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 8/26 Fuquay-Varina, 9/1 at South Johnston (Four Oaks), 9/8 Corinth Holders (Wendell), 9/16 Garner, 9/23 at Harnett Central (Angier), 9/30 at Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 10/7 East Wake (Wendell), 10/14 at Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield), 10/21 West Johnston (Benson), 10/28 vs Knightdale Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Fuquay-Varina (41), Garner (34.5), Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (29.9) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (-16.3), Knightdale (2.2), East Wake (Wendell) (6.6) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.6 (20.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #95 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3172 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) [projection: 24-21 win]