GENERAL
Nickname: Bulldogs
Colors: Black/Platinum
Coach: Brian Hales
League: 4A Southwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #15
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 6-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Benny LeMay 5'10" 210 Senior RB 4.5
Clifton Duck 5'9" 175 Senior DB/SB 4.4
Chrisean Davis-Pinckney 6'1" 220 Junior RB/LB 4.6
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Anthony Ratliff-Williams 6'1" 205 Senior QB
Alex Barrow 5'11" 165 Senior WR 4.4
Jalen Cousar 5'11" 260 Senior DT
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Very Deep At RB
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 4 OL Starters
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 45.4
2014 National Rank: #506
2014 State Rank: #12
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 38.6
2015 National Rank: #850
2015 State Rank: #23
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 44.1
Dynasty National Rank: #113
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 5.5
Dynasty Record: 138-28 (69-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 10-3
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-1 (2nd)
2014 Points For Average: 44.3
2014 Points Against Average: 21.6
2014 Differential: +22.7
2014 Wins: #69 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (28-27), #1549 South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (55-20), #1806 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (55-21), #2577 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (49-21), #2580 Myers Park (Charlotte) (28-20), #3827 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (54-6), #4832 Page [Walter Hines] (Greensboro) (28-14), #6927 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (55-0), #7390 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (62-7), #11718 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (66-0)
2014 Losses: #69 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (56-14), #348 Independence (Charlotte) (34-28), #758 Richmond (Rockingham) (55-54)
2014 Opponents W-L: 96-69
Recent State Championships: 2012 (4AA), 2010 (4AA), 2009 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 4A Conference 6), 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007 (tied for 1st; Southwestern 4A)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 3
Streak List: 9/4/15 Western Alamance (Elon) (45-0), 9/11/15 Richmond (Rockingham) (32-13), 9/18/15 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (35-3)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Olympic (Charlotte), 8/28 at Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 9/4 Western Alamance (Elon), 9/11 at Richmond (Rockingham), 9/18 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 9/25 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 10/2 at East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 10/9 Myers Park (Charlotte), 10/16 vs Rocky River (Mint Hill), 10/23 Porter Ridge (Indian Trail), 11/6 at Independence (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (66.9), Richmond (Rockingham) (42.7), Independence (Charlotte) (38.2)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-16.4), East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (6.2), Porter Ridge (Indian Trail) (7.8)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.9 (30 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23.1
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #16
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1362
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%