GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/Red
Coach: Jim Oddo
League: 4A/3A MEGA 7
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Elijah Hood 6'1" 215 Junior RB
Alex Sabates 5'10" 190 Senior RB
Tafon Mainsah 5'10" 180 Senior CB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Mark Harrell 6'5" 270 Senior OL [Notre Dame]
Matt Cimiotta 6'1" 190 Senior LB [Marshall]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Run Game
Team Weaknesses: Graduated Key Starters, Inexperience
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 43.3
2011 National Rank: #498
2011 State Rank: #10
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 39.5
2012 National Rank: #632
2012 State Rank: #15
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 31.5
Dynasty National Rank: #610
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 9.2
Dynasty Record: 113-20 (52-2 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 13-1
2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2011 Points For Average: 42.7
2011 Points Against Average: 16.8
2011 Differential: +25.9
2011 Wins: #1314 Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (49-28), #1482 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (35-9), #1824 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte) (21-7), #2216 Olympic (Charlotte) (55-20), #2288 Charlotte Latin (Charlotte) (49-14), #2939 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (48-26), #3707 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (46-28), #5995 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (42-18), #6022 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (42-22), #6601 Providence (Charlotte) (42-0), #6683 Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (42-14), #7718 Harding University (Charlotte) (49-0), #8850 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (50-14)
2011 Losses: #1237 Crest (Shelby) (35-28)
2011 Opponents W-L: 90-75
Recent State Championships: 2005 (3AA), 2004 (2AA)
Recent League Championships: 2011, 2010, 2008 (Queen City), 2007 (Queen City), 2006 (Queen City), 2005 (Queen City), 2004 (Rocky River), 2003 (Rocky River)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (41-0)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 8/24 at Providence (Charlotte), 8/31 Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte), 9/7 Ashbrook (Gastonia), 9/14 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 9/21 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/5 at Harding University (Charlotte), 10/12 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 10/19 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 10/26 at Olympic (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte) (31.7), Olympic (Charlotte) (28.8), Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (21.2)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-4.1), Harding University (Charlotte) (-0.1), East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (2.2)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.8 (19.6 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.1
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #104
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3301
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-0
2012 Projected League Finish: 1st
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 67%