GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Scott Young
League: 3A North Piedmont
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #2
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Dinkin Miller 5'9" 175 Senior RB
Logan Stoodley 6'0" 215 Junior LB
Mike Norman 6'3" 235 Senior OL
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Domonique Noble 6'1" 185 Senior DB 4.65 [Georgia Tech]
B.J. Sherill 5'11" 225 Senior QB 4.97 [Catawba College]
Darryl Jackson 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.6
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Winning Tradition, Line, RB
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Players, Inexperience At QB, Young Secondary
RATINGS
2010 Final Power Rating: 49.5
2010 National Rank: #217
2010 State Rank: #3
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
Senior D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2011 Starting Power Rating: 40.6
2011 National Rank: #459
2011 State Rank: #9
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 38.6
Dynasty National Rank: #345
2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 4.6
Dynasty Record: 69-5 (36-1 in league)
HISTORICAL
2010 Overall Record: 16-0
2010 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2010 Points For Average: 40.6
2010 Points Against Average: 7.1
2010 Differential: +33.5
2010 Wins: #908 Davie (Mocksville) (40-0), #971 Hibriten (Lenoir) (20-14), #1065 Salisbury (28-0), #1764 Mooresville (32-0), #1813 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (34-7), #2169 Concord (48-28), #2919 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) (41-14), #3172 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (41-7), #3172 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (26-7), #3827 Statesville (40-0), #4062 West Iredell (Statesville) (34-14), #5826 Harding University (Charlotte) (34-8), #8245 East Rowan (Salisbury) (50-7), #8351 South Rowan (China Grove) (66-7), #9200 North Iredell (Olin) (59-0), #9913 Central Cabarrus (Concord) (56-0)
2010 Losses: none
2010 Opponents W-L: 111-98
Recent State Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008
Recent League Championships: 2010, 2009, 2008 (North Piedmont), 2007 (North Piedmont), 2006 (North Piedmont), 2005 (North Piedmont), 2004 (tied for 1st; North Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/16/11 Statesville (22-15), 9/23/11 South Rowan (China Grove) (52-12)
SCHEDULE
2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Mooresville, 8/26 vs Davie (Mocksville), 9/2 vs Salisbury, 9/10 vs South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC), 9/16 vs Statesville, 9/23 vs South Rowan (China Grove), 9/30 vs East Rowan (Salisbury), 10/7 vs Reidsville, 10/14 vs North Iredell (Olin), 10/21 vs Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove), 10/28 vs West Iredell (Statesville)
Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South Pointe (Rock Hill, SC) (43.3), Mooresville (29.1), Statesville (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: North Iredell (Olin) (-4.9), East Rowan (Salisbury) (-4.1), South Rowan (China Grove) (3.5)
2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.4 (19.5 overall)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.8
2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.4
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #64
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2204
2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2011 Projected League Finish: 1st
2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 32%
Opener: 8/19 vs Mooresville [projection: 31-19 win]