Kings Mountain (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mountaineers Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Greg Lloyd League: 3A Big South Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #45 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Josh Robbs 5'10" 200 Senior RB/LB 4.80 Collins Pressley 5'10" 185 Senior LB 4.70 Edward Blackburn 6'3" 190 Senior K/P STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Kicking Game, Line Team Weaknesses: Depth, Young, Inexperience RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 16.4 2010 National Rank: #3984 2010 State Rank: #120 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 7.1 2011 National Rank: #5720 2011 State Rank: #169 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 13 Dynasty National Rank: #4256 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.6 Dynasty Record: 31-30 [30-31 on the field] (16-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 31.2 2010 Points Against Average: 28.1 2010 Differential: +3.1 2010 Wins: #2504 Shelby (20-17), #5486 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (41-34), #5513 Forestview (Gastonia) (50-28), #7014 Hickory (39-38), #7399 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (16-13), #9819 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (40-8), #12191 North Gaston (Dallas) (48-0) 2010 Losses: #753 Crest (Shelby) (38-14), #1267 Burns (Lawndale) (41-13), #1866 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (35-32), #2154 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (61-40), #2541 South Point (Belmont) (24-21) 2010 Opponents W-L: 78-73 Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southwestern 3A/2A) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/9/11 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (23-22) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at East Rutherford (Forest City), 8/26 vs Burns (Lawndale), 9/3 Weddington (Matthews), 9/9 at Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 9/16 at South Point (Belmont), 9/23 at Shelby, 9/30 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 10/7 at Ashbrook (Gastonia), 10/14 North Gaston (Dallas), 10/21 at Crest (Shelby), 10/28 Forestview (Gastonia) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Crest (Shelby) (43.9), Burns (Lawndale) (36), Shelby (31.4) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Gaston (Dallas) (-18.8), Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (2.3), Ashbrook (Gastonia) (6.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.8 (15.4 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #54 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2045 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2011 Projected League Finish: 4th 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 at East Rutherford (Forest City) [projection: 31-21 loss]