Watauga (Boone, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Carolina Blue/White
Coach: Tim Pruitt
League: 4A/3A Conference 2 (moving from 4A/3A Northwestern)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #94

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: -2.7
2012 National Rank: #8693
2012 State Rank: #256
Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.2
2013 Starting Power Rating: -4.9
2013 National Rank: #9148
2013 State Rank: #274
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 4
Dynasty National Rank: #6899
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 8.9
Dynasty Record: 26-34 (12-18 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 5-7
2012 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th)
2012 Points For Average: 20.7
2012 Points Against Average: 34.9
2012 Differential: -14.2
2012 Wins: #11048 Avery County (Newland) (35-20), #11393 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (28-27), #11411 St. Stephens (Hickory) (43-21), #12238 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (23-21), #12802 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (33-14)
2012 Losses: #362 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (69-0), #1685 Elizabethton (TN) (40-8), #2011 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (51-20), #2432 South Caldwell (Hudson) (55-15), #4626 Hickory (22-6), #6526 Hibriten (Lenoir) (38-18), #6761 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (41-19)
2012 Opponents W-L: 76-71
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/23/13 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (34-12)

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/23 Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 8/30 at Ashe County (West Jefferson), 9/13 at Avery County (Newland), 9/20 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro), 9/27 St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/4 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/11 Freedom (Morganton), 10/18 Hibriten (Lenoir), 10/25 at Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 11/1 Hickory, 11/8 at South Caldwell (Hudson)
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: South Caldwell (Hudson) (26.3), Freedom (Morganton) (20.6), Hickory (14.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Ashe County (West Jefferson) (-20.8), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-15.5), Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-14)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0 (9.3 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #239
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8396
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6
2013 Projected League Finish: 5th
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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