| Alleghany (Sparta, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Frank Sessoms League: 2A/1A Mountain Valley Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #54 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Grant Caudill 6'0" 165 Senior QB Chandler Caudill 5'8" 150 Junior RB/DB Jake Hampton 5'9" 170 Sophomore LB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Lettermen, Second Year In System Team Weaknesses: Numbers (Players), Small Senior Class RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -27.5 2011 National Rank: #13163 2011 State Rank: #372 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: -22 2012 National Rank: #12397 2012 State Rank: #358 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -24.9 Dynasty National Rank: #13749 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.9 Dynasty Record: 21-82 [20-83 on the field] (12-60 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 2-10 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2011 Points For Average: 17.2 2011 Points Against Average: 44 2011 Differential: -26.8 2011 Wins: #13279 Elkin (35-32), #13549 North Wilkes (Hays) (28-16) 2011 Losses: #4071 Murphy (54-20), #4720 Starmount (Boonville) (57-18), #4764 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (53-8), #4791 Grayson County (Independence, VA) (55-12), #7189 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (50-21), #9773 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (35-12), #9935 South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (34-12), #10775 Forbush (East Bend) (47-18), #11165 North Stokes (Danbury) (44-22), #11865 East Wilkes (Ronda) (51-0) 2011 Opponents W-L: 77-66 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 North Stokes (Danbury), 8/24 vs Grayson County (Independence, VA), 8/31 at North Wilkes (Hays), 9/7 at South Stokes (Walnut Cove), 9/14 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro), 9/21 at Forbush (East Bend), 9/28 East Wilkes (Ronda), 10/5 at Ashe County (West Jefferson), 10/12 Elkin, 10/19 at Starmount (Boonville), 10/26 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Grayson County (Independence, VA) (13), Starmount (Boonville) (3.9), West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (3.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Wilkes (Hays) (-33.8), Elkin (-28.4), East Wilkes (Ronda) (-23.4) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.9 (-3 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -3.7 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #330 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10439 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |