GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinal
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Andrew Howard
League: 4A/3A MEGA 7
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #29
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 9
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Donald Cook-Brown 6'0" 160 Senior QB/ATH
Cayson Collins 6'3" 190 Junior LB
Raphael Leak 5'10" 170 Senior DB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Germone Hopper 6'0" 165 Senior WR 4.5 [Clemson]
Nick Dawson 6'2" 215 Senior LB [Louisville]
Kedrick Davis 5'10" 170 Senior ATH 4.5 [North Carolina]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Starters
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At Some Spots
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 21.9
2011 National Rank: #2938
2011 State Rank: #77
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.2
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 20
2012 National Rank: #2971
2012 State Rank: #90
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -1
Dynasty National Rank: #8560
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 22.2
Dynasty Record: 35-69 [34-70 on the field] (23-37 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 7-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 30.2
2011 Points Against Average: 23.7
2011 Differential: +6.5
2011 Wins: #5099 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (44-6), #5321 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (18-7), #5995 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (45-38), #6022 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (21-19), #7718 Harding University (Charlotte) (50-7), #8850 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (48-12), #9640 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (16-10)
2011 Losses: #169 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (42-18), #498 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (48-26), #1314 Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (31-12), #2216 Olympic (Charlotte) (41-34)
2011 Opponents W-L: 66-63
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 8/24 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 8/31 at Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 9/7 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 9/14 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/21 vs Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 9/28 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/12 at Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte), 10/19 Olympic (Charlotte), 10/26 at Harding University (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (57.7), Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (40.7), Olympic (Charlotte) (28.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-4.1), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-1.4), Harding University (Charlotte) (-0.1)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13 (18.3 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.4
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #63
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2452
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%