Hickory (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Tornadoes Colors: White/Vegas Gold Coach: Tom Haper League: 3A/4A Northwestern Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #69 RATINGS 2014 Final Power Rating: -11.3 2014 National Rank: #10443 2014 State Rank: #304 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.3 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4 2015 Starting Power Rating: -3 2015 National Rank: #8543 2015 State Rank: #248 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 11.5 Dynasty National Rank: #4463 2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 14.5 Dynasty Record: 86-60-1 (53-30 in league) HISTORICAL 2014 Overall Record: 1-10 2014 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2014 Points For Average: 23.4 2014 Points Against Average: 41.2 2014 Differential: -17.8 2014 Wins: #12189 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (46-7) 2014 Losses: #1179 Mooresville (42-0), #2735 Statesville (70-19), #3754 Freedom (Morganton) (42-12), #4958 Watauga (Boone) (48-13), #5061 South Iredell (Statesville) (34-27), #5166 South Caldwell (Hudson) (35-28), #5980 Newton-Conover (Newton) (46-21), #7538 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (31-14), #7612 Hibriten (Lenoir) (49-34), #10358 St. Stephens (Hickory) (49-43) 2014 Opponents W-L: 75-53-2 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Catawba Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Catawba Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none SCHEDULE 2015 Schedule: 8/21 Statesville, 8/28 at South Iredell (Statesville), 9/8 Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/14 at Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 9/25 at Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 10/2 Freedom (Morganton), 10/9 South Caldwell (Hudson), 10/16 at St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/23 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/30 at Watauga (Boone), 11/6 at Hibriten (Lenoir) Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Statesville (31.4), Freedom (Morganton) (20.3), South Iredell (Statesville) (18.8) Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (-23.3), Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-10), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-5.7) 2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.6 2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.9 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #199 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6040 2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7 2015 Projected League Finish: 4th 2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.