Northwest Cabarrus (Concord, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Trojans
Colors: Orange/Black
Coach: Rich Williams
League: 3A South Piedmont
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #66

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 10
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2014 JV Record: 2-8
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Anthony Caldwell 6'2" 220 Senior DB/WR 4.6
Nathan Clark 6'0" 180 Senior WR/DB 4.7
Connor James 6'4" 275 Senior OL 5.4

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Return Entire OL, All WRs Are Back, Return Strong Mix Of DL/DB
Team Weaknesses: Need To Establish Stronger Running Game, Need To Develop Consistency Offensively

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: -8.4
2014 National Rank: #9851
2014 State Rank: #289
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: -1.9
2015 National Rank: #8283
2015 State Rank: #241
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 8.8
Dynasty National Rank: #5310
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7
Dynasty Record: 73-72 (43-46 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 1-10
2014 League Record/Finish: 0-8 (9th)
2014 Points For Average: 7.5
2014 Points Against Average: 32.6
2014 Differential: -25.1
2014 Wins: #9849 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (20-14)
2014 Losses: #1468 Concord (43-7), #1664 Mt. Pleasant (45-0), #2502 Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (34-6), #2864 West Rowan (Mt. Ulla) (13-0), #3675 Cox Mill (Concord) (56-0), #3723 East Rowan (Salisbury) (29-6), #4600 Central Cabarrus (Concord) (24-0), #5100 Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove) (49-10), #7430 South Rowan (China Grove) (18-13), #11348 West Stanly (Oakboro) (34-20)
2014 Opponents W-L: 71-66
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 9/4 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 9/11 at South Rowan (China Grove), 9/18 at West Rowan (Mt. Ulla), 9/25 Cox Mill (Concord), 10/2 Mt. Pleasant, 10/9 East Rowan (Salisbury), 10/16 Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg), 10/23 at Carson [Jesse C.] (China Grove), 10/30 at Concord, 11/6 at Central Cabarrus (Concord)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Concord (36.6), Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (29.8), Mt. Pleasant (28.9)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (-4.2), South Rowan (China Grove) (-2.7), East Rowan (Salisbury) (8.6)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.9
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #46
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2371
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-10
2015 Projected League Finish: 8th
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%