GENERAL
Nickname: War Eagles
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Doug Illing
League: 4A Central Piedmont
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #26
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
2011 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cole Blankenship 6'4" 290 Senior OL [North Carolina State]
Trip McNeill 6'5" 285 Junior OL
AJ Blaskeviech 5'11" 190 Senior SS 4.68
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL
Team Weaknesses: Young QB
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 23.3
2011 National Rank: #2658
2011 State Rank: #72
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 26.9
2012 National Rank: #1873
2012 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 27.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1020
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 81-39 (31-14 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 8-4
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (tied for 1st)
2011 Points For Average: 28.7
2011 Points Against Average: 22.4
2011 Differential: +6.3
2011 Wins: #3010 Thomasville (22-17), #3516 North Davidson (Lexington) (31-16), #5195 West Forsyth (Clemmons) (23-17), #6027 Reynolds [R. J.] (Winston-Salem) (43-13), #7016 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (21-10), #7122 Lexington (28-20), #7347 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (28-17), #10256 Hibriten (Lenoir) (56-12)
2011 Losses: #62 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (41-7), #1018 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (32-28), #1289 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (45-32), #2150 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (29-25)
2011 Opponents W-L: 88-62
Recent League Championships: 2011 (tied for 1st), 2007 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont), 2006 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont), 2005 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont), 2004 (Central Piedmont), 2003 (tied for 1st; Central Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (31-14)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro), 8/24 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla), 8/31 at Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 9/7 at Lexington, 9/14 at Thomasville, 9/21 Hibriten (Lenoir), 10/5 West Forsyth (Clemmons), 10/12 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem), 10/19 at Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown), 10/26 North Davidson (Lexington)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (48.5), West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (36), Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (30.1)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hibriten (Lenoir) (-5), Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (-4.5), Lexington (4.3)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.9 (18.7 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.2
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.3
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2003
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%