Rocky Mount (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Gryphons Colors: Vegas Gold/Blue Coach: Jason Battle League: 3A Big East Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #57 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mason Hines 5'9" 180 Senior RB/DB Austin Warner 6'0" 265 Senior OL Delassio Bartley 6'3" 375 Junior OL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Offensive Returners, JV Talent Moving Up Team Weaknesses: Young, Recent Success RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 4.7 2011 National Rank: #6769 2011 State Rank: #202 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2012 Starting Power Rating: 4 2012 National Rank: #6662 2012 State Rank: #197 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 23.6 Dynasty National Rank: #1585 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 18.4 Dynasty Record: 83-32-1 [84-31-1 on the field] (31-14 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-6-1 2011 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2011 Points For Average: 18.7 2011 Points Against Average: 28.3 2011 Differential: -9.6 2011 Wins: #3075 Bunn (30-0), #5866 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (34-14), #6860 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (28-22) 2011 Losses: #1057 Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (27-14), #1823 Nash Central (Nashville) (24-16), #2075 Rose [J. H.] (Greenville) (49-20), #3352 Southern Nash (Bailey) (34-9), #5006 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson) (63-14), #6408 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (28-0) 2011 Ties: #9906 Bertie (Windsor) (22-22) 2011 Opponents W-L: 61-53-1 Recent League Championships: 2008 (NEW 6), 2007 (NEW 6), 2005 (NEW), 2004 (Big East) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 Bunn, 8/24 Bertie (Windsor), 8/30 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 8/31 Hertford County (Ahoskie), 9/7 at Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops), 9/14 at Rose [J. H.] (Greenville), 9/28 at Nash Central (Nashville), 10/5 at Hunt [James B.] (Wilson), 10/12 Fike [Ralph L.] (Wilson), 10/19 at Southern Nash (Bailey), 10/26 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Hunt [James B.] (Wilson) (38), Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (29.5), Bunn (29.4) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Bertie (Windsor) (-0.8), Hertford County (Ahoskie) (3.7), Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (8.8) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.5 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.4 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.9 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #56 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2189 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2012 Projected League Finish: 6th 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |