Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Trojans Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Kyle Richardson League: AAAA Region III Playoff Division: AAAA Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 2012 JV Record: 7-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Mason Rudolph 6'5" 220 QB 4.70 [Oklahoma State] Corey Seargent 6'1" 170 DB 4.50 Dupree Hart 6'1" 150 WR/RB 4.50 D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION Rontavius McClure 6'6" 215 Senior WR 4.50 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Experience, Offense, LBs Team Weaknesses: Graduated Majority Of DL RATINGS 2012 Final Power Rating: 53.6 2012 National Rank: #170 2012 State Rank: #7 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -6.7 2013 Starting Power Rating: 66.9 2013 National Rank: #27 2013 State Rank: #1 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 50.3 Dynasty National Rank: #102 2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 16.6 Dynasty Record: 57-16 (24-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2012 Overall Record: 12-3 2012 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2012 Points For Average: 40.7 2012 Points Against Average: 19.6 2012 Differential: +21.1 2012 Wins: #141 Gaffney (49-19), #259 York (23-21), #701 Bluffton (44-30), #948 West Florence (Florence) (40-28), #1268 Easley (34-0), #1418 Fort Mill (42-7), #1660 Nation Ford (Fort Mill) (42-19), #2308 Conway (55-19), #2436 Rock Hill (48-21), #4403 South Aiken (Aiken) (56-26), #5111 Lancaster (48-13), #7784 Clover (52-0) 2012 Losses: #77 Greenwood (31-24), #159 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (32-28), #166 South Pointe (Rock Hill) (28-25) 2012 Opponents W-L: 117-73 Recent State Championships: 2010 (AAAA II) Recent League Championships: 2012 (tied for 1st), 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2004 Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/23/13 Gaffney (51-19) SCHEDULE 2013 Schedule: 8/23 Gaffney, 8/30 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC), 9/6 at South Aiken (Aiken), 9/13 Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan), 9/27 Lancaster, 10/4 at South Pointe (Rock Hill), 10/11 Clover, 10/18 at Fort Mill, 10/25 York, 11/1 at Nation Ford (Fort Mill), 11/8 Rock Hill Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan) (62.6), Gaffney (60), Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte, NC) (54.4) Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Clover (2.5), Lancaster (12.1), South Aiken (Aiken) (14.2) 2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 30.2 (37.1 overall) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 35.5 2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.3 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #148 2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2013 Projected League Finish: 1st 2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49% |