GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Vegas Gold/Green
Coach: Bill Geiler
League: 4A Southwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #18
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Jack Tocho 5'11" 175 Senior CB [North Carolina State]
Jason Connella 5'11" 170 Senior QB
Isiah Robinson 5'10" 200 Junior RB
D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Austin Duke 5'8" 155 Senior WR
Daniel Rhodes 6'3" 250 Senior TE 4.8
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Recent Success, Speed, Strength
Team Weaknesses: Young At Some Key Positions
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 32.9
2011 National Rank: #1361
2011 State Rank: #31
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2012 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2012 National Rank: #1520
2012 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 44.6
Dynasty National Rank: #81
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.9
Dynasty Record: 114-17 (53-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 10-3
2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 40.7
2011 Points Against Average: 25
2011 Differential: +15.7
2011 Wins: #1711 Myers Park (Charlotte) (56-55), #1738 East Forsyth (Kernersville) (29-28), #3707 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (42-28), #5099 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (58-27), #5321 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (38-32), #5961 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (49-17), #6423 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (42-21), #6601 Providence (Charlotte) (62-7), #8825 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (37-7), #9640 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (49-0)
2011 Losses: #342 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (38-26), #342 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (42-20), #1511 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (23-21)
2011 Opponents W-L: 70-83
Recent State Championships: 2006 (4AA), 2005 (4AA), 2004 (4AA), 2003 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2008 (Southwestern 4A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Southwestern 4A), 2006 (Southwestern 4A), 2005 (Southwestern 4A), 2004 (ME-CA 8), 2003 (ME-CA 8)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (31-14)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 8/24 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 8/30 at Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 9/7 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 9/14 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/21 at Ardrey Kell (Charlotte), 9/28 Providence (Charlotte), 10/5 at South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/12 at Rocky River (Mint Hill), 10/19 Myers Park (Charlotte), 10/26 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (58.4), Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (26.7), Myers Park (Charlotte) (26.4)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (-11.1), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-1.4), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (6.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.2 (21.2 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.3
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +7.1
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #65
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2477
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%