Norcross (GA) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Blue Devils Colors: Blue/Silver Coach: Keith Maloof League: AAAAAA Region 7 (moving from AAAAA Region 7) Playoff Division: AAAAAA Playoff Division Rank: #12 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 5-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Alvin Kamara 5'11" 195 Senior RB/WR 4.34 Joseph Wilber 6'0" 175 Senior QB/ATH 4.50 Tommy Tate 6'0" 210 Senior MLB/LB 4.59 ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT Shon Akins 5'9" 160 Senior DB 4.5 [California] D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION Jason Croom 6'5" 235 Senior WR [Tennessee] Anthony Autry 6'1" 165 Senior DB 4.5 [Georgia Tech] STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Return Entire Offensive Backfield, 3 Returning OL, Depth On Lines Team Weaknesses: Young At Some Key Positions, Kicking Game Inexperience, Lost All WRs RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 36.9 2011 National Rank: #970 2011 State Rank: #39 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 40.2 2012 National Rank: #592 2012 State Rank: #24 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 26 Dynasty National Rank: #1207 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.4 Dynasty Record: 68-32 (51-22 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 8-3 2011 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 34.5 2011 Points Against Average: 22.3 2011 Differential: +12.2 2011 Wins: #545 Dacula (35-7), #1597 Collins Hill (Suwanee) (42-21), #1612 Mill Creek (Hoschton) (41-34), #2175 Parkview (Lilburn) (35-14), #3282 Duluth (35-14), #4782 Mountain View (Lawrenceville) (49-33), #7629 Roswell (49-14), #10418 Meadowcreek (Norcross) (48-21) 2011 Losses: #218 North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (29-22), #545 Dacula (17-10), #860 Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee) (41-14) 2011 Opponents W-L: 56-63 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; 7-AAAAA), 2006 (7-AAAAA) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/31 at South Gwinnett (Snellville), 9/6 Parkview (Lilburn), 9/14 at North Gwinnett (Suwanee), 9/21 Duluth, 9/28 at Mill Creek (Hoschton), 10/5 Habersham Central (Mt. Airy), 10/12 at Collins Hill (Suwanee), 10/19 Mountain View (Lawrenceville), 10/26 at Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee), 11/9 Meadowcreek (Norcross) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Gwinnett (Suwanee) (53.3), Peachtree Ridge (Suwanee) (37.9), Mill Creek (Hoschton) (34) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Meadowcreek (Norcross) (-10.3), Mountain View (Lawrenceville) (13), Habersham Central (Mt. Airy) (18.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.4 (27.7 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.3 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #811 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-2 2012 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 3% |