GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Orange/Green
Coach: Mike Byus
League: 2A Southern District 7 (moving from 2A Conference 3)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #3
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 9-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Chazz Surratt 6'2" 200 Junior QB/SS 4.50
Damarious Valentine 5'9" 160 Senior DB/ATH 4.60
Sage Surratt 6'3" 190 Sophomore WR/FS 4.80
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Billy Misenheimer 5'11" 180 Senior DB 4.6
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience, Strength/Conditioning
Team Weaknesses: Inexperience At DT, LB
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 27.7
2013 National Rank: #2115
2013 State Rank: #64
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.1
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 29.5
2014 National Rank: #1632
2014 State Rank: #46
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 15.1
Dynasty National Rank: #3420
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 15.7
Dynasty Record: 98-50 [102-46 on the field] (50-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-5
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 38.1
2013 Points Against Average: 17.5
2013 Differential: +20.6
2013 Wins: #4265 Lincolnton (28-9), #4287 Maiden (42-0), #4287 Maiden (42-14), #6316 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (42-15), #6450 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (14-10), #7751 Bandys (Catawba) (35-27), #7751 Bandys (Catawba) (55-26), #9134 Newton-Conover (Newton) (48-7), #11362 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (68-7)
2013 Losses: #1059 Monroe (34-18), #1775 Forestview (Gastonia) (44-27), #8307 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (forfeit), #8929 North Lincoln (Denver) (forfeit), #9684 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (forfeit)
2013 Opponents W-L: 91-80
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2013 (2A Conference 3), 2012 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2009 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/22/14 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (35-14), 8/29/14 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (34-18)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 8/29 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/5 at North Lincoln (Denver), 9/12 Forestview (Gastonia), 9/26 Bandys (Catawba), 10/3 Lincolnton, 10/10 at Bunker Hill (Claremont), 10/17 Newton-Conover (Newton), 10/24 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 10/31 at Maiden, 11/7 West Lincoln (Lincolnton)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Forestview (Gastonia) (29.7), Lincolnton (23.6), Maiden (14.4)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-17.2), Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (-7.5), Bandys (Catawba) (-6.3)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.7 (8.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #221
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6555
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 43%