GENERAL
Nickname: Knights
Coach: Adam Hastings
League: 4A Southwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #30
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Quay Gilmore 5'10" 170 Senior RB
Michael Ruhe 6'0" 195 Senior WR
Drayton Mixson 6'1" 205 Senior LB
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Romeo Okwara 6'4.5" 225 Senior DE 4.7 [Notre Dame]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, WR, RB
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB, Young Linemen
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 31.6
2011 National Rank: #1511
2011 State Rank: #41
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 25.5
2012 National Rank: #2068
2012 State Rank: #56
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 17.1
Dynasty National Rank: #2844
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.6
Dynasty Record: 34-35 [33-36 on the field] (18-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd)
2011 Points For Average: 28.1
2011 Points Against Average: 21.8
2011 Differential: +6.3
2011 Wins: #1361 Independence (Charlotte) (23-21), #1711 Myers Park (Charlotte) (31-21), #3707 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (17-14), #4230 Hopewell (Huntersville) (48-14), #5099 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (48-20), #5961 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (38-13), #6601 Providence (Charlotte) (7-0), #9640 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (34-13)
2011 Losses: #169 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (51-7), #342 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (43-40), #1314 Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (21-18), #2259 Weddington (Matthews) (31-26)
2011 Opponents W-L: 79-67
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw), 8/30 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 9/8 Weddington (Matthews), 9/14 at South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/21 Independence (Charlotte), 9/28 at Myers Park (Charlotte), 10/5 Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 10/12 at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/19 Rocky River (Mint Hill), 10/26 Providence (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (58.4), Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (31.3), Independence (Charlotte) (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-1.4), Providence (Charlotte) (9.2), Rocky River (Mint Hill) (13.4)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.1 (24.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +8.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #10
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1107
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%