| Charlotte Country Day (Charlotte, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Buccaneers Colors: Forest Green/White/Black Coach: Bob Witman League: NCISAA Charlotte Independent Schools Playoff Division: NCISAA I Playoff Division Rank: #3 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2013 JV Record: 8-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Preston Palmer 5'11" 200 Senior LB 4.70 Sheppard Wilson 5'7" 180 Senior RB 4.70 Byron Smith 6'0" 165 Senior WR 4.60 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Quickness, Experience At Skill Positions Team Weaknesses: Physically Undersized, Inexperience On Defense RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 27.9 2013 National Rank: #2063 2013 State Rank: #60 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 28.1 2014 National Rank: #1826 2014 State Rank: #52 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 29.9 Dynasty National Rank: #808 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.5 Dynasty Record: 94-33 (19-11 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-5 2013 League Record/Finish: 2-1 (2nd) 2013 Points For Average: 31.9 2013 Points Against Average: 22.8 2013 Differential: +9.1 2013 Wins: #1598 Hillside (Durham) (25-21), #1652 Charlotte Latin (Charlotte) (24-21), #4083 Providence Day (Charlotte) (49-28), #6591 Ravenscroft (Raleigh) (51-7), #8723 Carolina Pride (Charlotte) (44-8), #10908 Buford (Lancaster, SC) (52-0) 2013 Losses: #177 Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) (45-21), #242 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (21-20), #944 Weddington (Matthews) (28-3), #1652 Charlotte Latin (Charlotte) (30-27), #1698 Davidson Day (Davidson) (42-35) 2013 Opponents W-L: 91-40 Recent State Championships: 2010, 2004 (NCISAA) Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st), 2009 (tied for 1st), 2006, 2003 (tied for 1st) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/29/14 Winston-Salem Prep (Winston-Salem) (54-12) SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/29 Winston-Salem Prep (Winston-Salem), 9/5 at Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte), 9/12 at Buford (Lancaster, SC), 9/19 Hillside (Durham), 9/26 at Ravenscroft (Raleigh), 10/2 Weddington (Matthews), 10/10 Davidson Day (Davidson), 10/17 Charlotte Christian (Charlotte), 10/24 at Providence Day (Charlotte), 10/31 Charlotte Latin (Charlotte) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) (52.6), Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (42.9), Weddington (Matthews) (37.9) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Buford (Lancaster, SC) (-13.2), Ravenscroft (Raleigh) (-0.9), Providence Day (Charlotte) (16.5) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (25.6 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 21.8 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.7 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #37 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1520 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |