GENERAL
Nickname: War Eagles
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Doug Illing
League: 4A Central Piedmont
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #26
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2010 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Cole Blankenship 6'3" 270 OL
Stephon Smoot 5'9" 175 RB
Adam Smith 5'11" 170 DB/QB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jared Barber 6'0" 220 Senior LB 4.65 [West Virginia]
Joe Watson 6'1" 215 Senior WR 4.63 [Catawba College]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Athleticism, OL
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Large Senior Class, Returning Starters
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 36.9
2010 National Rank: #908
2010 State Rank: #21
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 27.6
2011 National Rank: #1604
2011 State Rank: #40
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 27.5
Dynasty National Rank: #1288
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.4
Dynasty Record: 39-26 (15-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 9-7
2010 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 18.8
2010 Points Against Average: 23.8
2010 Differential: -5
2010 Wins: #480 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (21-14), #646 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (30-29), #1065 Salisbury (19-14), #1387 High Point Central (High Point) (18-15), #2517 North Davidson (Lexington) (35-10), #2656 West Forsyth (Clemmons) (21-17), #3247 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (41-27), #5149 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (27-24), #5265 Reynolds [R. J.] (Winston-Salem) (34-0)
2010 Losses: #183 Hillside (Durham) (40-0), #217 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (40-0), #646 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (34-0), #812 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (28-13), #1349 Thomasville (27-7), #2517 North Davidson (Lexington) (51-28), #3013 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (10-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 156-55
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont), 2006 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont), 2005 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont), 2004 (Central Piedmont), 2003 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 4
Streak List: 9/2/11 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (21-10), 9/9/11 Lexington (28-20), 9/16/11 Thomasville (22-17), 9/23/11 Hibriten (Lenoir) (56-12)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro), 8/26 vs West Rowan (Mt. Ulla), 9/2 Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 9/9 vs Lexington, 9/16 Thomasville, 9/23 vs Hibriten (Lenoir), 9/30 Reynolds [R. J.] (Winston-Salem), 10/7 at West Forsyth (Clemmons), 10/14 at Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem), 10/21 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown), 10/28 vs North Davidson (Lexington)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (50.6), West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (43.2), Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (32.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (9), Reynolds [R. J.] (Winston-Salem) (12.7), Lexington (16.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.9 (32.7 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.7
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.2
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #923
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 vs Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) [projection: 35-14 loss]