GENERAL
Nickname: Whirlies
Colors: Midnight Blue/White
Coach: Damon Coiro
League: 4A Metro
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #59
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Deshawn Jones 5'11" 205 Senior RB
Eric Johnson 6'2" 250 Senior OL
James Eggleston 6'2" 290 Junior DE
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
DJ Reader 6'3" 330 Senior OL 5.0 [Clemson]
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, OL, JR Class
Team Weaknesses: Recent Success
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 7.8
2011 National Rank: #5972
2011 State Rank: #171
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 10.2
2012 National Rank: #5093
2012 State Rank: #143
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 15.4
Dynasty National Rank: #3257
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4
Dynasty Record: 57-52 (27-23 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 3-8
2011 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2011 Points For Average: 9.9
2011 Points Against Average: 22.2
2011 Differential: -12.3
2011 Wins: #6679 Smith [Ben L.] (Greensboro) (22-12), #9249 Southern Alamance (Graham) (12-0), #10173 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (26-12)
2011 Losses: #62 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (49-0), #936 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (26-12), #1331 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) (37-7), #1738 East Forsyth (Kernersville) (45-0), #2150 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (12-6), #2949 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (24-6), #3294 High Point Central (High Point) (14-6), #4865 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (13-12)
2011 Opponents W-L: 67-63
Recent League Championships: 2006 (Metro), 2005 (Metro), 2004 (tied for 1st; Metro)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown), 8/31 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro), 9/7 High Point Central (High Point), 9/14 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro), 9/21 at Western Guilford (Greensboro), 9/28 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro), 10/5 at East Forsyth (Kernersville), 10/19 Southern Alamance (Graham), 10/26 at Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (48.5), East Forsyth (Kernersville) (38.1), Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (37.8)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Southern Alamance (Graham) (-0.9), Western Guilford (Greensboro) (6.7), High Point Central (High Point) (21)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.8
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #4
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #740
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-7
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%