GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Kelly Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: John Kirby
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #22
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2010 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Marcus Crowder 6'1" 285 Senior DL 5.00
Michael Waters 5'10" 185 LB 4.60
Brice Sessoms 6'1" 250 Senior C 5.20
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nick Miles 6'2" 245 Senior DE [Ball State]
Alexander Dawson 6'0" 195 Senior DB 4.6
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Defense
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 28.2
2010 National Rank: #1813
2010 State Rank: #46
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.8
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 18.5
2011 National Rank: #3160
2011 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 26
Dynasty National Rank: #1504
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.1
Dynasty Record: 59-14 (24-5 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 13-3
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2010 Points For Average: 30
2010 Points Against Average: 13.8
2010 Differential: +16.2
2010 Wins: #2716 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (17-14), #3514 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (20-0), #3523 Havelock (42-25), #4336 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (38-7), #4898 Southern Alamance (Graham) (24-10), #5111 Mt. Pleasant (31-13), #7464 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (30-21), #7851 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (30-9), #7851 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (36-10), #8908 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (52-14), #10347 Graham (20-9), #11308 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (53-10), #12453 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (63-6)
2010 Losses: #217 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (34-7), #717 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (21-10), #4990 Western Alamance (Elon) (18-7)
2010 Opponents W-L: 115-90
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Mid-State 3A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2006 (Mid-State 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough), 8/26 at Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 9/2 at Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/9 at Graham, 9/16 at Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 9/23 Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 9/30 Western Alamance (Elon), 10/7 at Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 10/14 at McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 10/21 vs Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/28 Williams [Walter] (Burlington)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (34.9), Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (19.8), Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) (19.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (-22.8), Graham (-13.2), McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-12.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.8 (12.1 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.2
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #173
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5846
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%
Opener: 8/19 Cedar Ridge (Hillsborough) [projection: 17-14 win]