Grimsley (Greensboro, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Whirlies
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Damon Coiro
League: 4A Metro
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #69

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
DJ Reader 6'4" 330 Senior OL/DL 4.85
Kevin Walter 6'1" 190 Senior WR/LB 4.55
Landis Shoffner 6'0" 185 Senior WR/SS 4.65

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Seniors
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success, Inexperience On OL

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 3
2010 National Rank: #7193
2010 State Rank: #211
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2011 Starting Power Rating: 8.9
2011 National Rank: #5279
2011 State Rank: #156
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 14.9
Dynasty National Rank: #3740
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8
Dynasty Record: 30-29 (15-13 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 1-10
2010 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 6th)
2010 Points For Average: 10
2010 Points Against Average: 32.5
2010 Differential: -22.5
2010 Wins: #3487 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (16-14)
2010 Losses: #183 Hillside (Durham) (42-8), #812 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (41-20), #1041 Smith [Ben L.] (Greensboro) (35-14), #1387 High Point Central (High Point) (24-7), #1454 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (34-0), #1611 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (40-8), #3950 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (18-13), #3995 Andrews [T. Wingate] (High Point) (37-3), #4898 Southern Alamance (Graham) (50-6), #5755 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (23-15)
2010 Opponents W-L: 90-50
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Metro), 2005 (Metro), 2004 (tied for 1st; Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown), 8/26 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 9/2 at Northwest Guilford (Greensboro), 9/9 at High Point Central (High Point), 9/16 at Southeast Guilford (Greensboro), 9/26 Western Guilford (Greensboro), 9/30 vs Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro), 10/7 East Forsyth (Kernersville), 10/14 Smith [Ben L.] (Greensboro), 10/21 at Southern Alamance (Graham), 10/28 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (50.6), Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (36.4), Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) (29.3)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (-22.8), Southern Alamance (Graham) (12.2), Western Guilford (Greensboro) (16.7)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -4.3
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #17
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1323
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9
2011 Projected League Finish: 7th
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) [projection: 28-12 loss]