Hickory (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Tornadoes Colors: White/Vegas Gold Coach: Tom Haper League: 4A/3A Northwestern (moving from 4A/3A Conference 2) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #52 RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: 8.1 2013 National Rank: #5997 2013 State Rank: #179 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: 9.8 2014 National Rank: #5266 2014 State Rank: #158 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 13.5 Dynasty National Rank: #3847 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.4 Dynasty Record: 85-50-1 (52-24 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 6-6 2013 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2013 Points For Average: 30.7 2013 Points Against Average: 22.7 2013 Differential: +8 2013 Wins: #4362 Statesville (25-21), #5278 Watauga (Boone) (42-27), #7063 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (47-10), #9134 Newton-Conover (Newton) (33-28), #11810 St. Stephens (Hickory) (47-0), #12414 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (47-0) 2013 Losses: #2251 Mooresville (35-6), #2637 Freedom (Morganton) (34-27), #3193 Hibriten (Lenoir) (35-33), #4505 Pisgah (Canton) (31-14), #5002 South Iredell (Statesville) (14-12), #6864 South Caldwell (Hudson) (37-35) 2013 Opponents W-L: 81-66 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Catawba Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Catawba Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Statesville, 8/29 South Iredell (Statesville), 9/5 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/5 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 9/12 at Mooresville, 9/26 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 10/3 at Freedom (Morganton), 10/10 at South Caldwell (Hudson), 10/17 St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/24 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/31 Watauga (Boone), 11/7 Hibriten (Lenoir) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Mooresville (33.2), Freedom (Morganton) (32.2), Hibriten (Lenoir) (21.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-32.5), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-18.4), Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (-5.6) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.3 (8 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.6 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #187 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5270 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-5 2014 Projected League Finish: 4th 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.