St. Pauls (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Blue/White Coach: Trey Sasser League: 2A/1A Three Rivers Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #67 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2010 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Antonio Henderson 6'2" 170 Senior WR Ladarius McQueen 5'10" 190 Senior LB Roy Lowder 6'2" 195 Senior TE STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed Team Weaknesses: Young QB RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: -6.8 2010 National Rank: #9717 2010 State Rank: #285 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 2011 Starting Power Rating: -6.3 2011 National Rank: #9673 2011 State Rank: #281 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): -4 Dynasty National Rank: #9323 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.3 Dynasty Record: 26-35 (17-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 5-7 2010 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 17.2 2010 Points Against Average: 31.8 2010 Differential: -14.6 2010 Wins: #9991 East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw) (20-8), #11467 West Bladen (Bladenboro) (27-13), #12217 Red Springs (40-18), #13440 West Columbus (Cerro Gordo) (30-8), #13452 South Robeson (Rowland) (36-30) 2010 Losses: #3085 Lumberton (67-16), #3543 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (33-0), #3624 Grays Creek (Hope Mills) (49-8), #3995 Andrews [T. Wingate] (High Point) (52-0), #4026 Pinecrest (Southern Pines) (37-0), #5017 Carrboro (Chapel Hill) (32-14), #8652 Fairmont (35-15) 2010 Opponents W-L: 71-74 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Southeastern) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/23/11 East Carteret (Beaufort) (34-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Grays Creek (Hope Mills), 8/25 vs Fayetteville Christian (Fayetteville), 9/2 Southern Lee (Sanford), 9/9 vs West Bladen (Bladenboro), 9/16 vs Harrells Christian Academy (Harrells), 9/23 vs East Carteret (Beaufort), 9/30 vs Red Springs, 10/7 vs South Robeson (Rowland), 10/14 vs East Columbus (Lake Waccamaw), 10/21 vs West Columbus (Cerro Gordo), 10/28 vs Fairmont Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Grays Creek (Hope Mills) (20.1), Harrells Christian Academy (Harrells) (10.1), Fairmont (1.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: West Columbus (Cerro Gordo) (-35.8), East Carteret (Beaufort) (-35.5), South Robeson (Rowland) (-31) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4 (1.3 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -13.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: -9.5 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #359 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12466 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 vs Grays Creek (Hope Mills) [projection: 38-13 loss]