Bessemer City (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Green/Yellow Coach: Larry Boone League: 2A/1A Southern Piedmont Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #25 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Damian Scott Senior DB/RB Davis Gibby Senior QB Malik Moore Senior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Returning Lettermen Team Weaknesses: Speed RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -10.9 2011 National Rank: #10557 2011 State Rank: #306 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2012 Starting Power Rating: -4.4 2012 National Rank: #9044 2012 State Rank: #260 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): -4.8 Dynasty National Rank: #9793 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.4 Dynasty Record: 42-66 [41-67 on the field] (26-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 6-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 21 2011 Points Against Average: 33.8 2011 Differential: -12.8 2011 Wins: #6050 East Lincoln (Denver) (forfeit), #11404 Cherryville (20-14), #11565 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (15-14), #12072 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (21-18), #13674 North Lincoln (Denver) (28-13), #14401 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (37-26) 2011 Losses: #1370 Lincolnton (57-14), #4013 Hendersonville (55-7), #5274 Chase (Forest City) (35-18), #6382 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (48-8), #6620 Forestview (Gastonia) (58-42) 2011 Opponents W-L: 64-70 Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville), 8/24 vs Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 8/31 at Chase (Forest City), 9/7 Forestview (Gastonia), 9/14 at East Lincoln (Denver), 9/21 Cherryville, 9/28 at Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 10/5 Highland Tech (Gastonia), 10/12 at Lincolnton, 10/19 West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/26 North Lincoln (Denver) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lincolnton (27.5), Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (8.7), East Lincoln (Denver) (7.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Tech (Gastonia) (-40.8), North Lincoln (Denver) (-30.2), Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (-21.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.2 (-2.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #314 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9611 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%