| East Burke (Connelly Springs, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cavaliers Colors: Blue Coach: Jim Ruark League: 2A Catawba Valley Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #53 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Robbie McGee 6'2" 230 Senior RB/LB 4.90 Tucker Cranford 5'9" 230 Senior OL/DL 5.30 Dillon Phillips 5'8" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.70 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Experience, Skill Position Talent, Leadership Team Weaknesses: Inexperience On OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -1.9 2011 National Rank: #8505 2011 State Rank: #245 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.6 2012 Starting Power Rating: 0 2012 National Rank: #7727 2012 State Rank: #223 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 9.9 Dynasty National Rank: #4819 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9.3 Dynasty Record: 59-47 (30-27 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th) 2011 Points For Average: 18.4 2011 Points Against Average: 30.5 2011 Differential: -12.1 2011 Wins: #8106 Newton-Conover (Newton) (36-35), #10256 Hibriten (Lenoir) (49-21), #11731 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (21-14), #12705 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (42-6) 2011 Losses: #1449 Freedom (Morganton) (55-7), #2015 South Iredell (Statesville) (17-14), #2786 South Caldwell (Hudson) (38-0), #3807 Maiden (48-7), #4882 Bandys (Catawba) (45-6), #5203 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (30-7), #9874 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (27-13) 2011 Opponents W-L: 77-59 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Northwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Hibriten (Lenoir) (21-17) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 Hibriten (Lenoir), 8/24 at Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 8/31 Freedom (Morganton), 9/7 at South Caldwell (Hudson), 9/14 at Bunker Hill (Claremont), 9/21 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese), 9/28 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 10/5 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 10/12 Maiden, 10/19 at Bandys (Catawba), 10/26 South Iredell (Statesville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South Iredell (Statesville) (30.5), Freedom (Morganton) (26.1), South Caldwell (Hudson) (21.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-19.7), Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (-17.1), Hibriten (Lenoir) (-5) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.1 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5442 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |