| Watauga (Boone, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pioneers Colors: Carolina Blue/White Coach: Tim Pruitt League: 4A/3A Northwestern Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #78 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2011 JV Record: 2-9 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Collin Augustine 6'1" 200 Senior OL Taylor Shuford 6'0" 220 Senior DL DeWayne Mackey 6'0" 170 Senior FS STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Senior Leadership, Special Teams, Secondary Team Weaknesses: Graduated Most Skill Positions RATINGS 2011 Final Power Rating: 5.9 2011 National Rank: #6473 2011 State Rank: #193 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4 2012 Starting Power Rating: 0 2012 National Rank: #7727 2012 State Rank: #223 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2011 Rating): 6.4 Dynasty National Rank: #6021 2012 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6 Dynasty Record: 54-56 (22-32 in league) HISTORICAL 2011 Overall Record: 7-6 2011 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (tied for 2nd) 2011 Points For Average: 19.5 2011 Points Against Average: 20 2011 Differential: -0.5 2011 Wins: #5415 Hickory (6-0), #7016 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (28-10), #7016 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (14-10), #9773 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (32-14), #10256 Hibriten (Lenoir) (42-31), #11670 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (23-17), #12705 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (31-14) 2011 Losses: #1276 Mooresville (38-7), #2786 South Caldwell (Hudson) (20-0), #4065 Elizabethton (TN) (14-7), #5539 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (21-14), #7072 Avery County (Newland) (46-27), #9763 St. Stephens (Hickory) (25-22) 2011 Opponents W-L: 77-79-1 Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Northwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2012 Season: none SCHEDULE 2012 Schedule: 8/17 at Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville), 8/24 Ashe County (West Jefferson), 8/31 Avery County (Newland), 9/7 West Caldwell (Lenoir), 9/14 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 9/21 Hickory, 9/28 at Elizabethton (TN), 10/5 at Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 10/12 South Caldwell (Hudson), 10/19 at Hibriten (Lenoir), 10/26 St. Stephens (Hickory) Highest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: South Caldwell (Hudson) (21.4), Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (17.1), Elizabethton (TN) (15.8) Lowest-Rated 2012 Regular Season Opponents: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-20.7), West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-19.7), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-9.6) 2011 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (5.4 overall) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 2012 vs. 2011 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #259 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7863 2012 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2012 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2012 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |