East Lincoln (Denver, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Orange/Green Coach: Mike Byus League: 2A/1A Southern Piedmont Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #40 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 TOP PLAYERS Bubba McDowell 5'6" 160 Senior RB 4.50 Charlie Goss 5'6" 175 Senior LB 4.70 Tyler Rhodes 5'6" 180 Senior LB 4.80 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Recent Success, Defensive Front Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience On OL, Depth RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 10.6 2010 National Rank: #5306 2010 State Rank: #160 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6 2011 Starting Power Rating: 3.5 2011 National Rank: #6708 2011 State Rank: #199 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 21.1 Dynasty National Rank: #2367 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 15 Dynasty Record: 54-17 (24-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 8-4 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 31 2010 Points Against Average: 21.7 2010 Differential: +9.3 2010 Wins: #6996 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (30-10), #7743 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (31-13), #8500 SouthLake Christian Academy (Huntersville) (44-28), #8819 Cherryville (29-28), #9819 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (27-8), #10554 Bandys (Catawba) (37-7), #10971 North Lincoln (Denver) (52-24), #12599 Bessemer City (41-6) 2010 Losses: #1072 Lincolnton (42-28), #3349 Oak Ridge Military Academy (Oak Ridge) (33-13), #3338 Mountain Heritage (Burnsville) (33-19), #4657 Newton-Conover (Newton) (28-21) 2010 Opponents W-L: 74-64 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2 Streak List: 9/16/11 Bessemer City (56-13), 9/23/11 North Lincoln (Denver) (47-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Newton-Conover (Newton), 8/26 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 9/3 vs Bandys (Catawba), 9/9 at East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/16 at Bessemer City, 9/23 North Lincoln (Denver), 9/30 at Lincolnton, 10/7 West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/14 vs Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 10/21 at Highland Tech (Gastonia), 10/28 at Cherryville Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Lincolnton (38.5), Hopewell (Huntersville) (15.7), East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (3.7) 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: 1.1 (4.4 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.7 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -7.8 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #314 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10698 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 vs Newton-Conover (Newton) [projection: 31-27 win]