Broughton [Needham B.] (Raleigh, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Capitals
Colors: Purple/Vegas Gold
Coach: Chris Martin
League: 4A Cap Eight
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #73

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Chris Mangus 5'11" 165 Senior RB 4.46 [Virginia Tech]
Drew Davis 6'2.5" 210 Senior LB 4.7 [North Carolina State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Young, Inexperience

RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 13.7
2011 National Rank: #4660
2011 State Rank: #128
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 5
2012 National Rank: #6417
2012 State Rank: #188
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.4
Dynasty National Rank: #4373
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.2
Dynasty Record: 51-54 [50-55 on the field] (29-24 in league)

HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-6
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (4th)
2011 Points For Average: 27.4
2011 Points Against Average: 34.3
2011 Differential: -6.9
2011 Wins: #5650 Millbrook (Raleigh) (37-21), #7656 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (35-13), #8544 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (45-27), #10197 Heritage (Wake Forest) (34-14), #10728 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (38-19)
2011 Losses: #267 Garner (37-13), #599 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (71-21), #599 Leesville Road (Raleigh) (62-21), #1442 Cary (14-7), #2006 Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) (51-29), #2591 Wakefield (Raleigh) (48-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 80-54
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; CAP 7), 2003 (Cap 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Cary, 8/24 at Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 8/30 at Garner, 9/7 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville), 9/14 at Millbrook (Raleigh), 9/21 Leesville Road (Raleigh), 9/28 at Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest), 10/5 Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh), 10/12 at Heritage (Wake Forest), 10/19 at Wakefield (Raleigh), 10/26 Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Garner (45.4), Leesville Road (Raleigh) (37.2), Wake Forest-Rolesville (Wake Forest) (33.9)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Enloe [William G.] (Raleigh) (-14.5), Sanderson [Jesse O.] (Raleigh) (-9), Heritage (Wake Forest) (-3.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.2 (20.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2477
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%