Lincolnton (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wolves Colors: Black/Vegas Gold Coach: Scott Cloninger League: 2A/1A Southern Piedmont Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Michael Cunningham 6'0" 205 Senior RB/LB Patrick Rendleman 6'1" 185 Senior QB/DB Dee Littlejohn 6'1" 230 Senior RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Recent Success, Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Depth, Lines RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 35 2010 National Rank: #1072 2010 State Rank: #28 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.8 2011 Starting Power Rating: 29.6 2011 National Rank: #1378 2011 State Rank: #28 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 22.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2089 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.1 Dynasty Record: 50-20 (22-6 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 14-1 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 40.6 2010 Points Against Average: 16.5 2010 Differential: +24.1 2010 Wins: #1827 Polk County (Columbus) (28-14), #2504 Shelby (21-0), #2541 South Point (Belmont) (43-42), #3338 Mountain Heritage (Burnsville) (49-20), #3827 Statesville (44-13), #4672 East Rutherford (Forest City) (52-20), #5306 East Lincoln (Denver) (42-28), #6047 Maiden (38-7), #7743 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (35-14), #8819 Cherryville (42-7), #8915 Brevard (44-7), #10971 North Lincoln (Denver) (49-7), #12191 North Gaston (Dallas) (53-13), #12599 Bessemer City (42-14) 2010 Losses: #1013 Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem) (41-27) 2010 Opponents W-L: 103-88 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (Southern Piedmont), 2005 (Southern Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/2/11 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (55-7) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Maiden, 8/26 South Point (Belmont), 9/2 vs Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 9/9 at Shelby, 9/16 Forestview (Gastonia), 9/23 Highland Tech (Gastonia), 9/30 East Lincoln (Denver), 10/7 at Cherryville, 10/14 at Bessemer City, 10/21 North Lincoln (Denver), 10/28 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Shelby (31.4), South Point (Belmont) (28), Forestview (Gastonia) (12) 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: 2.6 (10.9 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.4 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #288 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9600 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0 2011 Projected League Finish: 1st 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 62% Opener: 8/19 vs Maiden [projection: 42-14 win]