Smith [Ben L.] (Greensboro, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Golden Eagles
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Rodney Brewington
League: 4A Metro
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #28

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 3

TOP PLAYERS
Miles Morris 5'7" 160 Senior WR/DB 4.50
Khiandre Thompson 6'2" 195 Senior TE/LB

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Eric Ebron 6'4.5" 215 Senior TE 4.75 [North Carolina]
Demari Boswell 5'8.5" 160 Senior DB 4.47 [Navy]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Speed At Skill Positions, Recent Success
Team Weaknesses: Young

RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 35.4
2010 National Rank: #1041
2010 State Rank: #26
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4.5
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3
2011 Starting Power Rating: 26.4
2011 National Rank: #1777
2011 State Rank: #48
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7543
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.9
Dynasty Record: 16-41 (7-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 10-2
2010 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (tied for 1st)
2010 Points For Average: 33.8
2010 Points Against Average: 15.3
2010 Differential: +18.5
2010 Wins: #812 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (27-18), #1387 High Point Central (High Point) (35-29), #1454 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (28-0), #1611 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (35-7), #3487 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (41-30), #3658 North Cross (Roanoke, VA) (54-0), #3995 Andrews [T. Wingate] (High Point) (24-6), #5755 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (34-31), #7193 Grimsley (Greensboro) (35-14), #11673 Waddell [E. E.] (Charlotte) (54-0)
2010 Losses: #1387 High Point Central (High Point) (28-22), #4898 Southern Alamance (Graham) (20-17)
2010 Opponents W-L: 76-72
Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro), 8/26 at Andrews [T. Wingate] (High Point), 9/9 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville), 9/16 at Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro), 9/26 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro), 9/30 at Western Guilford (Greensboro), 10/7 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro), 10/14 at Grimsley (Greensboro), 10/21 Parkland (Winston-Salem), 10/28 Southern Alamance (Graham)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (50.6), Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (36.4), Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (24.2)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Parkland (Winston-Salem) (6.2), Grimsley (Greensboro) (10.1), Southern Alamance (Graham) (12.2)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.8 (19.8 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.3
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.5
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1432
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%
Opener: 8/19 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) [projection: 31-26 loss]