Western Alamance (Elon, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Warriors Colors: Blue/Silver Coach: Jeff Snuffer League: 3A Mid-State Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #30 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS BJ Bunn 6'0" 185 Senior WR 4.50 Nick Reynolds 6'0" 215 Senior LB 4.60 Nigel Carlton 5'8" 160 Junior QB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Starters, Speed Team Weaknesses: Loss Of Senior Leadership, Difficult Schedule RATINGS 2010 Final Power Rating: 11.9 2010 National Rank: #4990 2010 State Rank: #145 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2011 Starting Power Rating: 14.6 2011 National Rank: #3973 2011 State Rank: #114 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2010 Rating): 24.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1726 2011 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.6 Dynasty Record: 56-13 [55-14 on the field] (28-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2010 Overall Record: 9-3 2010 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st) 2010 Points For Average: 27.6 2010 Points Against Average: 21.3 2010 Differential: +6.3 2010 Wins: #717 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (35-28), #1813 Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (18-7), #4898 Southern Alamance (Graham) (50-40), #7464 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (30-15), #7851 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (34-14), #8908 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (24-21), #10347 Graham (35-27), #11308 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (21-14), #12453 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (42-0) 2010 Losses: #2716 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (35-21), #3134 Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville) (34-7), #5708 Reidsville (21-14) 2010 Opponents W-L: 80-70 Recent State Championships: 2007 Recent League Championships: 2010, 2007 (Triad), 2006 (Triad), 2005 (tied for 1st; Triad) Winning Streak Entering 2011 Season: 1 Streak List: 9/16/11 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (48-13) SCHEDULE 2011 Schedule: 8/19 vs Reidsville, 8/26 at Graham, 9/2 at Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 9/9 Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/16 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 9/23 at Rockingham County (Wentworth), 9/30 at Eastern Alamance (Mebane), 10/7 Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 10/14 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 10/21 at McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 10/28 at Northern Guilford (Greensboro) Highest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (34.9), Eastern Alamance (Mebane) (19.9), Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (19.8) Lowest-Rated 2011 Regular Season Opponents: Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (-22.8), Graham (-13.2), McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-12.7) 2010 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5 (8.4 overall) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.5 2011 vs. 2010 Schedule Strength Comparison: +2 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #184 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6116 2011 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2011 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2011 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% Opener: 8/19 vs Reidsville [projection: 22-14 win]