GENERAL
Nickname: Spartans
Colors: Maroon/Platinum
Coach: Butch Carter
League: 4A/3A Northwestern (moving from 4A/3A Conference 2)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #83
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2013 JV Record: 10-0
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Cameron Wright 6'2" 215 Junior ATH/S 4.70
Gavin Reed 5'11" 180 Senior ATH/S 4.65
Kurt Waibel 6'1" 210 Senior OL/LB 4.75
D1 PLAYER LOST TO GRADUATION
Zac Pollard 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.6
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Secondary, Experience At Skill Positions
Team Weaknesses: Depth At LB, TE
RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 4.4
2013 National Rank: #6864
2013 State Rank: #209
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 0
2014 National Rank: #7643
2014 State Rank: #226
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 9.4
Dynasty National Rank: #5066
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 9
Dynasty Record: 79-56 [78-57 on the field] (32-35 in league)
HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 5-7
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (tied for 5th)
2013 Points For Average: 22.7
2013 Points Against Average: 24.9
2013 Differential: -2.2
2013 Wins: #5997 Hickory (37-35), #7696 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (17-13), #11362 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (42-0), #11810 St. Stephens (Hickory) (44-0), #12414 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (36-0)
2013 Losses: #96 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (44-7), #1852 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (50-7), #2637 Freedom (Morganton) (30-6), #3193 Hibriten (Lenoir) (48-26), #4287 Maiden (38-14), #5278 Watauga (Boone) (22-21), #7063 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (19-15)
2013 Opponents W-L: 86-64
Recent League Championships: 2012, 2011
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 2
Streak List: 8/29/14 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (28-7), 9/5/14 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (20-14)
SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 9/5 Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 9/12 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville), 9/19 at Maiden, 9/26 Hibriten (Lenoir), 10/3 at Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 10/10 Hickory, 10/17 Freedom (Morganton), 10/24 at St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/31 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 11/7 at Watauga (Boone)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Freedom (Morganton) (32.2), Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (31.8), Hibriten (Lenoir) (21.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-32.5), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-18.4), West Caldwell (Lenoir) (-17.2)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.2 (14.1 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.3
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.1
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #214
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6014
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2014 Projected League Finish: 6th
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%