Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Cardinal
Colors: Black/White
Coach: Andrew Howard
League: 4A Southern Meck 8 (moving from 4A Conference 4)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #71

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Kiante Cotton 6'0" 170 QB
Victor Harris 6'4" 180 WR
Raequan Washington 5'10" 185 DB

D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Cayson Collins 6'1" 225 Senior LB [North Carolina]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience On Lines, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Youth

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 12.5
2013 National Rank: #4978
2013 State Rank: #150
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.1
2014 Starting Power Rating: 7.9
2014 National Rank: #5726
2014 State Rank: #172
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 0.9
Dynasty National Rank: #7908
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.2
Dynasty Record: 41-85 [40-86 on the field] (27-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 2-9
2013 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th)
2013 Points For Average: 23
2013 Points Against Average: 34.1
2013 Differential: -11.1
2013 Wins: #7243 Harding University (Charlotte) (49-14), #9881 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (33-14)
2013 Losses: #31 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (62-3), #242 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (35-17), #1064 Providence (Charlotte) (24-14), #1219 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (33-13), #2097 Olympic (Charlotte) (28-27), #2218 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (45-39), #2722 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (41-20), #2711 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (34-14), #4057 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (45-24)
2013 Opponents W-L: 77-59
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 8/22/14 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (35-0)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/5 at Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 9/12 at Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 9/19 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 9/26 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte), 10/2 at South Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/10 at Providence (Charlotte), 10/17 Harding University (Charlotte), 10/24 at Ardrey Kell (Charlotte), 10/31 at West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 11/7 Olympic (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (65), Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (42.9), Providence (Charlotte) (40)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West Charlotte (Charlotte) (-4.8), Harding University (Charlotte) (-0.7), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (-0.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #20
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1009
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8
2014 Projected League Finish: 7th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%