East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Warriors
Colors: White/Blue
Coach: Sean Joyce
League: 2A/3A Big South
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #55

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 7
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
2014 JV Record: 4-6
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Alex Adams 6'1" 185 Senior QB 4.91
Tyler Spurling 5'9" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.95
Nick Ferens 6'0" 155 Junior SS/WR 4.59

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Veteran Offensive Unit
Team Weaknesses: Lack Of Depth On Both Sides Of Ball, Several Key Players Will Have To Go Both Ways

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 5.7
2014 National Rank: #6508
2014 State Rank: #191
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 6.2
2015 National Rank: #6293
2015 State Rank: #185
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 5.5
Dynasty National Rank: #6408
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 0.7
Dynasty Record: 58-82 [56-84 on the field] (33-42 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 5-7
2014 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 25.8
2014 Points Against Average: 27.8
2014 Differential: -2
2014 Wins: #7191 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (32-25), #8680 North Gaston (Dallas) (32-10), #11293 Cherryville (48-14), #11961 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (47-14), #12607 Cramer [Stuart W.] (Belmont) (50-6)
2014 Losses: #756 East Lincoln (Denver) (35-14), #1920 Forestview (Gastonia) (48-14), #1920 Forestview (Gastonia) (34-0), #2044 South Point (Belmont) (34-14), #2396 Lincolnton (28-14), #4270 Kings Mountain (43-15), #5869 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (42-29)
2014 Opponents W-L: 88-67
Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Big South)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 1
Streak List: 9/18/15 Cherryville (48-0)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 Bessemer City, 8/28 Kings Mountain, 9/11 at Lincolnton, 9/18 at Cherryville, 9/25 at South Point (Belmont), 10/2 at Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 10/9 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 10/16 at Ashbrook (Gastonia), 10/23 North Gaston (Dallas), 10/30 at Cramer [Stuart W.] (Belmont), 11/6 Forestview (Gastonia)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Forestview (Gastonia) (27.9), South Point (Belmont) (26.3), Lincolnton (24.8)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (-21.1), Cherryville (-16.8), Cramer [Stuart W.] (Belmont) (-16.1)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 (11.8 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.4
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #227
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6777
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2015 Projected League Finish: 4th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%