Seventy-First (Fayetteville, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Falcons
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Duran Mclaurin
League: 4A Mid-South
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #27

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2014 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Emmanuel Ukhueligbe 6'2" 240 Senior DE/T 4.9
Paul Underwood 5'10" 180 Senior RB 4.55
Deiontae Jones 6'2" 180 Senior S/QB 4.8

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Position Players, Speed At WR/RB, Secondary/DL
Team Weaknesses: Lost Several Key OL, Lost League Defensive Player-Of-Year, Lack Depth At LB

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 32.2
2014 National Rank: #1588
2014 State Rank: #43
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 29.7
2015 National Rank: #1750
2015 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 19.7
Dynasty National Rank: #2391
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10
Dynasty Record: 86-63 [84-65 on the field] (45-33 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 12-1
2014 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st)
2014 Points For Average: 33.3
2014 Points Against Average: 9.8
2014 Differential: +23.5
2014 Wins: #2227 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (20-7), #2566 Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville) (41-23), #2991 Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (21-11), #3501 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (47-21), #4232 Lumberton (41-10), #5495 Overhills (Spring Lake) (21-13), #5796 Pine Forest (Fayetteville) (40-10), #6547 Hoke County (Raeford) (48-0), #6784 Riverside (Durham) (28-0), #7487 South View (Hope Mills) (42-0), #9786 Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville) (42-0), #10692 Westover (Fayetteville) (42-6)
2014 Losses: #1424 Hillside (Durham) (27-0)
2014 Opponents W-L: 66-87
Recent State Championships: 2008
Recent League Championships: 2014, 2010 (4A Mid-Southeastern)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: 5
Streak List: 8/21/15 Northern (Durham) (55-21), 8/28/15 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (18-7), 9/5/15 Hoke County (Raeford) (55-26), 9/11/15 Lumberton (71-21), 9/18/15 Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville) (35-6)

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 at Northern (Durham), 8/28 Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington), 9/5 at Hoke County (Raeford), 9/11 Lumberton, 9/18 Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville), 9/25 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 10/2 at South View (Hope Mills), 10/9 Cape Fear (Fayetteville), 10/16 at Overhills (Spring Lake), 10/30 Pine Forest (Fayetteville), 11/6 at Smith [E. E.] (Fayetteville)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Hoggard [John T.] (Wilmington) (36.5), Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (26.2), Cape Fear (Fayetteville) (23.4)
Lowest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Byrd [Douglas] (Fayetteville) (-6.3), South View (Hope Mills) (-0.3), Hoke County (Raeford) (7)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.3 (13.1 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.2
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #86
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3279
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 1st
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 9%