GENERAL
Nickname: Cougars
Colors: Blue/White
Coach: Danny Wilkins
League: 3A/4A Mountain
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #12
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2014 JV Record: 8-2
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Reggie Battle 5'11" 205 Senior RB/LB 4.6
Christian Green 5'9" 200 Senior LB 4.8
Pete Leota 6'5" 305 Senior OL 5.2
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Jave Jones 5'8" 180 Senior RB
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Good OL, Very Strong Backfield, LB
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth At All Positions, Passing Game Must Catch Up To Running Game
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 37.5
2014 National Rank: #1036
2014 State Rank: #25
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.9
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 32.9
2015 National Rank: #1402
2015 State Rank: #39
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 29.8
Dynasty National Rank: #855
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 3.1
Dynasty Record: 129-29-1 (68-8 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-2
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 44
2014 Points Against Average: 17.1
2014 Differential: +26.9
2014 Wins: #2476 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (50-40), #2821 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (30-14), #3675 Cox Mill (Concord) (55-7), #4118 Polk County (Columbus) (49-28), #4600 Central Cabarrus (Concord) (63-28), #5571 Hendersonville (49-14), #5869 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (30-14), #5923 North Buncombe (Weaverville) (46-0), #6271 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville) (49-7), #7541 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (48-12), #8839 McDowell (Marion) (48-14), #10435 Enka (62-0)
2014 Losses: #117 West (Knoxville, TN) (34-14), #605 Weddington (Matthews) (28-23)
2014 Opponents W-L: 96-76
Recent State Championships: 2005
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (4A/3A Conference 1), 2011 (4A/3A Mountain), 2009 (4A/3A Mountain), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mountain), 2006 (tied for 1st; Mountain), 2005 (Mountain), 2003 (Mountain Athletic)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 4
Streak List: 8/21/15 Franklin (34-20), 8/28/15 Newton-Conover (Newton) (35-21), 9/4/15 Pisgah (Canton) (27-9), 9/11/15 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (40-6)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Franklin, 8/28 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/4 Pisgah (Canton), 9/11 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte), 9/25 at Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem), 10/2 at Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville), 10/9 Enka, 10/16 at McDowell (Marion), 10/23 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville), 10/30 at North Buncombe (Weaverville), 11/6 Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (29.1), Erwin [Clyde A.] (Asheville) (24.1), Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (23.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Enka (-11.3), McDowell (Marion) (-1.3), Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (1.4)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 10.7 (17.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.6
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #119
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3896
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 38%