Kinston (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Nick Anderson League: 2A Eastern Plains Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS George Jones 5'9" 160 Senior RB Tiquan Candy 6'3" 200 Junior WR Denzel Keyes 6'4" 175 Senior WR STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience Team Weaknesses: QB Experience, LB Depth RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 32.3 2011 National Rank: #1439 2011 State Rank: #34 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 33.8 2012 National Rank: #1074 2012 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 10.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4628 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25.8 Dynasty Record: 68-46 (34-20 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 13-2 2011 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2011 Points For Average: 34.3 2011 Points Against Average: 18.9 2011 Differential: +15.4 2011 Wins: #1074 Tarboro (54-48), #1899 Reidsville (20-16), #3075 Bunn (47-46), #4908 Topsail (Hampstead) (53-20), #5648 Jones (Trenton) (28-13), #5758 North Pitt (Bethel) (27-13), #5866 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (26-6), #5866 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (40-12), #6964 Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson) (20-13), #7274 Greene Central (Snow Hill) (40-12), #11012 North Lenoir (LaGrange) (43-7), #11219 South Lenoir (Deep Run) (42-0), #11233 Farmville Central (Farmville) (39-19) 2011 Losses: #249 Havelock (37-22), #1268 West Stokes (King) (21-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 109-80 Recent League Championships: 2011, 2008 (Eastern Carolina) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/17/12 Jones (Trenton) (37-7) SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 Jones (Trenton), 8/24 South Lenoir (Deep Run), 8/31 at North Lenoir (LaGrange), 9/7 at Havelock, 9/14 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops), 9/21 at Beddingfield [Edgar T.] (Wilson), 9/28 Farmville Central (Farmville), 10/5 at Tarboro, 10/12 at Greene Central (Snow Hill), 10/26 North Pitt (Bethel) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Havelock (54.6), Tarboro (29.5), Jones (Trenton) (14.7) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South Lenoir (Deep Run) (-16.3), Farmville Central (Farmville) (-13), North Lenoir (LaGrange) (-11.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.3 (14.5 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #142 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4651 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |