GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Orange/Blue
Coach: Keith Wilkes
League: 4A I-Meck
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #47
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Larenz Bryant 6'2" 215 Senior RB/LB [South Carolina]
Justin Fritts 6'3" 180 Senior WR/DB
Nolan Corpening 5'10" 175 Senior WR/CB
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Jalen Latter 6'0" 185 Senior DB 4.5
Kirk Donaldson 6'3" 250 Senior DE 4.8
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Returning Key Starters, QB, MLB
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Strength, New Schemes
RATINGS
2011 Final Power Rating: 11.5
2011 National Rank: #5098
2011 State Rank: #140
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2
2012 Starting Power Rating: 18
2012 National Rank: #3346
2012 State Rank: #99
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 19
Dynasty National Rank: #2406
2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1
Dynasty Record: 55-56 [56-55 on the field] (37-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2011 Overall Record: 5-7
2011 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (3rd)
2011 Points For Average: 22.6
2011 Points Against Average: 33
2011 Differential: -10.4
2011 Wins: #4230 Hopewell (Huntersville) (31-25), #6423 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (26-20), #6858 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (20-14), #8825 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (54-21), #8850 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (32-12)
2011 Losses: #169 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (55-20), #342 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (45-28), #1276 Mooresville (33-0), #1361 Independence (Charlotte) (58-27), #1511 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (48-20), #2939 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (44-6), #5321 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (21-7)
2011 Opponents W-L: 79-66
Recent League Championships: 2005 (ME-CA 6)
Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/17/12 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (55-13)
SCHEDULE
2012 Schedule: 8/17 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 8/24 at Parkland (Winston-Salem), 8/24 at Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 8/30 Independence (Charlotte), 9/8 Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 9/14 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 9/21 Mooresville, 9/28 at Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 10/5 Lake Norman (Mooresville), 10/12 at North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 10/19 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/26 West Charlotte (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (58.4), Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (57.7), Independence (Charlotte) (30.7)
Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (-11.1), Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-4.1), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (6.9)
2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.7 (21.8 overall)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 19.6
2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1724
2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-6
2012 Projected League Finish: 4th
2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%