GENERAL
Nickname: Mavericks
Coach: Michael Palmieri
League: 4A Mecka
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #1
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
James Smith 5'10" 185 Senior QB 4.5
Chancey Bowman 5'11" 190 Senior RB 4.5
Grant Gibson 6'1" 285 Junior OL/DL
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECTS
Josh Brown 6'3.5" 210 Senior DE
Thaddeus Moss 6'3" 240 Senior TE
Corey Sutton 6'2" 195 Senior WR
Thomas Gordon 5'11" 165 Senior WR
De'Jour Simpson 6'3" 330 Senior OL
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Nafees Lyon 5'10" 170 Senior DB 4.5
Amari Henderson 6'1" 180 Senior DB
Vernon Grier 5'11" 175 Senior WR
Randy Suydam 6'3" 235 Senior DE
Kyle Horton 5'9" 160 Senior WR 4.5
Mahlon Medley 6'2" 220 Senior TE
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Experience In Big Games
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 62.5
2014 National Rank: #69
2014 State Rank: #1
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.4
Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.9
2015 Starting Power Rating: 66.9
2015 National Rank: #42
2015 State Rank: #1
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 41.9
Dynasty National Rank: #168
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 25
Dynasty Record: 81-27 [90-18 on the field] (42-11 in league)
HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 15-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 42.7
2014 Points Against Average: 18.8
2014 Differential: +23.9
2014 Wins: #245 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (40-21), #272 Wake Forest (25-14), #319 Charlotte Christian (Charlotte) (28-21), #403 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (37-30), #457 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (48-41), #506 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (56-14), #549 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (29-22), #904 Providence (Charlotte) (49-21), #1638 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (52-35), #2580 Myers Park (Charlotte) (42-14), #3373 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (54-13), #3827 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (56-27), #3839 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (42-0), #5639 Hopewell (Huntersville) (42-0), #9849 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (56-0)
2014 Losses: #506 Butler [David W.] (Matthews) (28-27)
2014 Opponents W-L: 128-79
Recent State Championships: 2014 (4AA), 2013 (4AA)
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2013 (4A Conference 5), 2012 (4A I-Meck), 2011 (4A I-Meck), 2010 (4A I-Meck), 2009 (4A I-Meck)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 2
Streak List: 9/11/15 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (70-0), 9/18/15 McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD) (28-7)
SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/22 vs Independence (Charlotte), 8/28 Butler [David W.] (Matthews), 9/4 at Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC), 9/11 Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte), 9/18 McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD), 9/25 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/2 at Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/9 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 10/16 at Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 10/23 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 11/6 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: McDonogh (Owings Mills, MD) (57.7), Byrnes [James F.] (Duncan, SC) (54.5), Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (44)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Garinger [Elmer H.] (Charlotte) (-16.4), Hopewell (Huntersville) (7.3), North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (9.3)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 23 (36.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 27.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.5
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #755
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 68%