West Stokes (King, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Purple/Gold
Coach: Jimmy Upchurch
League: 2A Western Piedmont (moving from 2A Conference 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #19

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 8
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dorin Johnson 6'5" 380 Senior OL/DL
Austin Shumate 6'2" 280 Senior OL
Rashad Witherspoon 5'10" 210 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Eight Offensive Starters, Excellent Team Work-Ethic
Team Weaknesses: Must Develop Quality WRs

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2013 National Rank: #4851
2013 State Rank: #146
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.6
2014 Starting Power Rating: 14
2014 National Rank: #4351
2014 State Rank: #132
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 1.8
Dynasty National Rank: #7612
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 14.8
Dynasty Record: 80-59 (38-31 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 9-4
2013 League Record/Finish: 3-2 (tied for 2nd)
2013 Points For Average: 25.2
2013 Points Against Average: 15.8
2013 Differential: +9.4
2013 Wins: #6251 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (16-9), #7297 Mount Airy (40-14), #7928 East Davidson (Thomasville) (36-13), #8486 Central Davidson (Lexington) (17-14), #8869 Forbush (East Bend) (27-21), #10645 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (41-7), #10772 Surry Central (Dobson) (44-7), #12231 South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (34-15), #13954 North Stokes (Danbury) (31-0)
2013 Losses: #1059 Monroe (34-15), #2098 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (34-6), #3025 Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem) (14-0), #9062 North Surry (Mt. Airy) (24-21)
2013 Opponents W-L: 80-79
Recent State Championships: 2011 (2AA)
Recent League Championships: 2011 (2A/1A Northwest)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/5/14 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (58-28)

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/22 at Central Davidson (Lexington), 8/29 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown), 9/5 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan), 9/12 at East Surry (Pilot Mountain), 9/19 at Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/19 at North Stokes (Danbury), 9/26 Mount Airy, 10/10 at North Surry (Mt. Airy), 10/17 Forbush (East Bend), 10/24 at South Stokes (Walnut Cove), 10/31 at Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem), 11/7 Surry Central (Dobson)
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (26.3), Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem) (23.2), Mount Airy (8.1)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: North Stokes (Danbury) (-40.1), South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (-28.3), McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-8.8)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.2 (2.9 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -2.8
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: +0.4
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #276
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8746
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-2
2014 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 1%