Mallard Creek (Charlotte, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Coach: Michael Palmieri
League: 4A Mecka (moving from 4A Conference 5)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1

SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Amari Henderson 6'1" 170 Senior DB [Wake Forest]
Kyle Horton 5'9" 160 Senior WR 4.5
Randy Suydam 6'3" 235 Senior DE
Nafees Lyon 5'10" 175 Senior DB 4.5

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jaylen Samuels 6'0" 225 Senior RB 4.8 [NC State]
Ikeem Allen 6'1" 295 Senior DT 4.8 [Miami (Oh)]
Emiere Scaife 6'2" 210 Senior QB 5.0 [Georgia State]
Cameron Mattison 6'0" 185 Senior DB 4.7 [Toledo]
Stephen Askew 6'1" 215 Senior LB 4.65 [Navy]

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 67.2
2013 National Rank: #31
2013 State Rank: #1
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.1
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9.9
2014 Starting Power Rating: 55.1
2014 National Rank: #127
2014 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 39
Dynasty National Rank: #237
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 26
Dynasty Record: 66-26 [75-17 on the field] (35-11 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 16-0
2013 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 50.6
2013 Points Against Average: 9.7
2013 Differential: +40.9
2013 Wins: #242 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (52-7), #280 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (20-7), #280 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (56-14), #450 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (56-13), #541 Dillon (SC) (27-21), #545 Wake Forest (59-21), #736 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (38-21), #1064 Providence (Charlotte) (42-27), #2218 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (49-7), #2722 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (62-7), #2711 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (41-0), #3561 Hopewell (Huntersville) (69-0), #4818 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (55-7), #4978 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (62-3), #9256 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (62-0), #9881 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (59-0)
2013 Losses: none
2013 Opponents W-L: 120-86
Recent State Championships: 2013 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (4A Conference 5), 2012 (4A I-Meck), 2011 (4A I-Meck), 2010 (4A I-Meck), 2009 (4A I-Meck)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (54-14)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/21 at Charlotte Christian (Charlotte), 8/29 at Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 9/5 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 9/12 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte), 9/26 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/2 Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/10 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 10/17 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 10/24 at Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 10/31 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 11/7 at North Mecklenburg (Huntersville)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (57.4), Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (57), Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) (52.6)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (-5.6), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (-4.8), Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (8.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.1 (32.5 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 25.7
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.6
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #14
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #908
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 52%



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