Starmount (Boonville, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Blue/Orange Coach: Scott Johnson League: 2A/1A Mountain Valley (moving from 2A/1A Conference 6) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #17 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2013 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zach Freed 5'10" 165 QB/CB 4.60 Josh Houser 6'2" 235 OL/DL 4.90 Garrett Stokes 6'0" 215 OL/DL STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Off-Season Work Ethic Team Weaknesses: Low Numbers RATINGS 2013 Final Power Rating: -0.1 2013 National Rank: #8004 2013 State Rank: #243 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4 2014 Starting Power Rating: -0.6 2014 National Rank: #8082 2014 State Rank: #238 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 6.2 Dynasty National Rank: #6139 2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8 Dynasty Record: 95-45 (66-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2013 Overall Record: 10-4 2013 League Record/Finish: 6-1 (tied for 1st) 2013 Points For Average: 26.4 2013 Points Against Average: 16.4 2013 Differential: +10 2013 Wins: #7297 Mount Airy (23-13), #8435 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (20-13), #8869 Forbush (East Bend) (21-14), #9962 Alleghany (Sparta) (35-0), #11314 Cherryville (21-0), #11461 Elkin (35-21), #12780 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (40-21), #12837 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (42-7), #12843 East Wilkes (Ronda) (55-7), #13096 Mitchell (Bakersville) (42-7) 2013 Losses: #5002 South Iredell (Statesville) (38-6), #5417 Swain County (Bryson City) (49-14), #6251 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (27-6), #7078 North Wilkes (Hays) (13-10) 2013 Opponents W-L: 88-87 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Conference 6), 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 (Mountain Valley), 2004 (tied for 1st; Northwest) Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none SCHEDULE 2014 Schedule: 8/22 Mount Airy, 8/29 East Surry (Pilot Mountain), 9/5 at South Iredell (Statesville), 9/12 Forbush (East Bend), 9/26 at Elkin, 10/3 West Wilkes (Millers Creek), 10/10 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro), 10/17 at North Wilkes (Hays), 10/24 at East Wilkes (Ronda), 10/31 Ashe County (West Jefferson), 11/7 at Alleghany (Sparta) Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: South Iredell (Statesville) (12.4), Mount Airy (8.1), Ashe County (West Jefferson) (6.1) Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (-25.9), West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (-25.3), East Wilkes (Ronda) (-22.4) 2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.7 (-8.7 overall) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.3 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #317 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10081 2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |