Parkland (Winston-Salem, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Red/Blue Coach: Deangelo Bell League: 4A Piedmont Triad Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #65 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Brandon Ford 5'9" 170 Senior RB/CB Jamon Carlton 5'10" 180 Senior ATH Deshaywn Middleton 6'4" 250 Junior DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Defensive Returners, Skill Position Talent Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At OL RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 7.8 2011 National Rank: #5974 2011 State Rank: #172 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 8.1 2012 National Rank: #5641 2012 State Rank: #157 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 14.1 Dynasty National Rank: #3608 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 54-56 (26-28 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 4-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 1-5 (tied for 5th) 2011 Points For Average: 19.5 2011 Points Against Average: 30 2011 Differential: -10.5 2011 Wins: #6027 Reynolds [R. J.] (Winston-Salem) (14-13), #6313 Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville) (21-14), #6467 Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem) (45-28), #13670 Atkins [Simon G.] (Winston-Salem) (56-6) 2011 Losses: #936 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (42-7), #1018 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (56-24), #1331 Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown) (56-7), #1738 East Forsyth (Kernersville) (49-0), #3294 High Point Central (High Point) (12-2), #6108 Southwest Guilford (High Point) (34-20), #6679 Smith [Ben L.] (Greensboro) (20-19) 2011 Opponents W-L: 62-62 Recent League Championships: 2004 (tied for 1st; Piedmont Triad), 2003 (Piedmont Triad) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 vs Reynolds [R. J.] (Winston-Salem), 8/24 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 8/31 at Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem), 9/7 at Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem), 9/14 at Ragsdale [Lucy] (Jamestown), 9/21 Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville), 9/28 at East Forsyth (Kernersville), 10/5 High Point Central (High Point), 10/12 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro), 10/26 at Southwest Guilford (High Point) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: East Forsyth (Kernersville) (38.1), Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (37.8), Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (30.1) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem) (2.4), Southwest Guilford (High Point) (5.7), Glenn [Robert B.] (Kernersville) (7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.2 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #24 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1453 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-7 2012 Projected League Finish: 5th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |