West Stokes (King, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Jimmy Upchurch League: 2A/1A Northwest Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Austin Fleming 6'4" 205 Senior QB/LB Demarion Jones 6'2" 180 Senior WR/DB Ryan Ward 6'0" 265 Senior OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Talent, Returning Starters Team Weaknesses: Inexperienced Secondary RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 0.7 2010 National Rank: #7775 2010 State Rank: #225 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 6.4 2011 National Rank: #5900 2011 State Rank: #173 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 1.5 Dynasty National Rank: #7628 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 6.2 Dynasty Record: 34-28 (15-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 7-5 2010 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2010 Points For Average: 30 2010 Points Against Average: 21.8 2010 Differential: +8.2 2010 Wins: #7115 North Surry (Mt. Airy) (30-27), #9350 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (48-35), #10766 Surry Central (Dobson) (42-26), #11955 Forbush (East Bend) (38-5), #12103 North Stokes (Danbury) (41-6), #12868 Trinity (30-18), #13557 South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (41-7) 2010 Losses: #2808 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (51-30), #5149 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (14-9), #5173 Mount Airy (28-14), #7079 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (35-28), #7817 Watauga (Boone) (10-9) 2010 Opponents W-L: 63-78 Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 5 Streak List: 8/19/11 Albemarle (9-7), 8/26/11 Forbush (East Bend) (38-0), 9/2/11 Central Davidson (Lexington) (27-20), 9/9/11 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (28-20), 9/16/11 Mount Airy (17-6) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 at Albemarle, 8/26 Forbush (East Bend), 9/2 vs Central Davidson (Lexington), 9/9 at McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 9/16 at Mount Airy, 9/23 East Surry (Pilot Mountain), 9/30 Surry Central (Dobson), 10/7 North Stokes (Danbury), 10/14 at South Stokes (Walnut Cove), 10/21 vs Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville), 10/28 at North Surry (Mt. Airy) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Albemarle (21.7), Central Davidson (Lexington) (11.1), Mount Airy (8.6) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (-29.3), North Stokes (Danbury) (-20.2), Forbush (East Bend) (-19.1) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -8.4 (-2.2 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #298 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9983 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1% Opener: 8/19 at Albemarle [projection: 35-21 loss]