| East Lincoln (Denver, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Orange/Green Coach: Mike Byus League: 2A/1A Southern Piedmont Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Garrett Young 6'3" 175 Senior QB 4.80 Jesse Earnhardt 5'10" 170 Senior WR 4.50 Clay Hodges 5'8" 160 Senior DB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, LBs, QB Team Weaknesses: Young RB, Inexperienced Secondary RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 7.5 2011 National Rank: #6075 2011 State Rank: #178 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 6.3 2012 National Rank: #6101 2012 State Rank: #172 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 11.4 Dynasty National Rank: #4373 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 3.9 Dynasty Record: 73-45 [74-44 on the field] (36-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 40.5 2011 Points Against Average: 20.6 2011 Differential: +19.9 2011 Wins: #4230 Hopewell (Huntersville) (39-24), #8106 Newton-Conover (Newton) (55-13), #11404 Cherryville (54-7), #11565 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (24-14), #12072 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (56-20), #13674 North Lincoln (Denver) (47-7), #14401 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (63-0) 2011 Losses: #1370 Lincolnton (55-35), #4720 Starmount (Boonville) (21-13), #4882 Bandys (Catawba) (26-21), #5995 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (40-39), #10538 Bessemer City (forfeit) 2011 Opponents W-L: 70-75 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Newton-Conover (Newton) (35-21) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 8/24 Hopewell (Huntersville), 8/31 at Bandys (Catawba), 9/7 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/14 Bessemer City, 9/21 at North Lincoln (Denver), 9/28 Lincolnton, 10/5 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/12 at Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 10/19 Highland Tech (Gastonia), 10/26 Cherryville Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Lincolnton (27.5), Hopewell (Huntersville) (20.6), Bandys (Catawba) (7.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Tech (Gastonia) (-40.8), North Lincoln (Denver) (-30.2), West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-16.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -6.4 (-3.1 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #299 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9051 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |