| Fort Dorchester (North Charleston, SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Patriots Colors: Red/Blue/Silver Coach: Steve LaPrad League: AAAA Region VIII Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #24 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS T.J. Smith 5'11" 165 Senior WR/CB 4.40 David Govan 6'0" 190 Junior LB 4.55 Bryce Tapscott 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Potential College Players, Young Talent Moving Up Team Weaknesses: Young RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 34.9 2011 National Rank: #1153 2011 State Rank: #29 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 30.2 2012 National Rank: #1438 2012 State Rank: #36 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 25.5 Dynasty National Rank: #1275 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 5.9 Dynasty Record: 64-48 (21-19 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-5 2011 League Record/Finish: 2-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 28.3 2011 Points Against Average: 26.5 2011 Differential: +1.8 2011 Wins: #1130 Wando (Mt. Pleasant) (28-10), #1178 West Ashley (Charleston) (13-12), #1927 Beaufort (49-45), #2370 Irmo (Columbia) (42-27), #3141 James Island (Charleston) (45-19), #5922 Colleton County (Walterboro) (33-10), #6128 Woodland (Dorchester) (35-24) 2011 Losses: #30 Goose Creek (56-7), #576 Ashley Ridge (Summerville) (42-35), #752 Stratford (Goose Creek) (28-23), #828 Summerville (28-27), #828 Summerville (17-3) 2011 Opponents W-L: 83-66 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Goose Creek, 8/24 at Carolina Forest (Myrtle Beach), 8/24 Baptist Hill (Hollywood), 8/31 Cane Bay (Summerville), 9/7 at Stratford (Goose Creek), 9/14 Goose Creek, 9/21 at Wando (Mt. Pleasant), 9/28 West Ashley (Charleston), 10/5 at Summerville, 10/12 Colleton County (Walterboro), 10/12 Berkeley (Moncks Corner), 10/19 at Bluffton, 10/26 Beaufort, 11/2 Ashley Ridge (Summerville) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Goose Creek (67.3), Bluffton (51), Ashley Ridge (Summerville) (42.2) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Baptist Hill (Hollywood) (-9.6), Colleton County (Walterboro) (8), Berkeley (Moncks Corner) (12.2) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.9 (32.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 32.2 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #21 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #356 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 4th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |