Ware Shoals (SC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Fighting Hornets Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Lance Abernathy League: A Region I Playoff Division: A Playoff Division Rank: #16 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 10 2011 JV Record: 1-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Wesley Jordan 6'3.5" 205 Senior WR/LB 4.55 Jaquan Hicks 5'8" 170 Junior RB/DB 4.45 Dequarius Hadden 6'2.5" 260 Sophomore OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Nucleus, Special Teams Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At QB RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: -12.3 2011 National Rank: #10834 2011 State Rank: #186 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2012 Starting Power Rating: -6.8 2012 National Rank: #9629 2012 State Rank: #167 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6 Dynasty National Rank: #6151 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.8 Dynasty Record: 74-35 (32-7 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 3-7 2011 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (3rd) 2011 Points For Average: 21.2 2011 Points Against Average: 32.7 2011 Differential: -11.5 2011 Wins: #10517 McCormick (19-6), #13068 Dixie (Due West) (55-0), #13806 Calhoun Falls (45-0) 2011 Losses: #1078 Abbeville (56-0), #2288 Charlotte Latin (Charlotte, NC) (48-7), #4646 Ninety Six (49-14), #4891 Emerald (Greenwood) (54-6), #7906 Palmetto (Williamston) (49-20), #8431 Camden (45-27), #10957 Berea (Greenville) (20-19) 2011 Opponents W-L: 49-63 Recent League Championships: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/24 at Newberry, 8/31 Emerald (Greenwood), 9/7 Ninety Six, 9/14 at Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville), 9/21 Southside Christian (Simpsonville), 9/28 at Whitmire, 10/5 St. Joseph's Catholic (Greenville), 10/12 at McCormick, 10/19 Calhoun Falls, 10/26 at Dixie (Due West) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Christ Church Episcopal (Greenville) (23.7), Newberry (20.1), Emerald (Greenwood) (12.5) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Whitmire (-41.5), Calhoun Falls (-34.5), Dixie (Due West) (-26.7) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.1 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.7 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.8 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #179 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #9406 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 1st 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%