Watauga (Boone, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Pioneers
Colors: Carolina Blue/White
Coach: Tim Pruitt
League: 3A/4A Northwestern
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #48

RATINGS
2014 Final Power Rating: 12.7
2014 National Rank: #4958
2014 State Rank: #141
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1
2015 Starting Power Rating: 17.4
2015 National Rank: #3858
2015 State Rank: #112
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2014 Rating): 6.6
Dynasty National Rank: #6037
2015 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.8
Dynasty Record: 75-71 (33-41 in league)

HISTORICAL
2014 Overall Record: 8-4
2014 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd)
2014 Points For Average: 32.8
2014 Points Against Average: 18.8
2014 Differential: +14
2014 Wins: #6418 Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (41-24), #7538 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (42-13), #7612 Hibriten (Lenoir) (49-21), #8083 Avery County (Newland) (43-6), #10358 St. Stephens (Hickory) (34-0), #10443 Hickory (48-13), #10481 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (47-20), #12189 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (43-6)
2014 Losses: #1335 North Davidson (Lexington) (52-14), #3754 Freedom (Morganton) (27-6), #5166 South Caldwell (Hudson) (27-13), #5829 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (16-13)
2014 Opponents W-L: 70-69-1
Recent League Championships: 2007 (tied for 1st; Northwestern)
Winning Streak Entering 2015 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2015 Schedule: 8/21 vs Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 8/28 at Ashe County (West Jefferson), 9/4 at Avery County (Newland), 9/11 Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville), 9/25 St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/2 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/9 Freedom (Morganton), 10/16 Hibriten (Lenoir), 10/23 at Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 10/30 Hickory, 11/6 at South Caldwell (Hudson)
Highest-Rated 2015 Regular Season Opponents: Reynolds [A. C.] (Asheville) (23.2), Freedom (Morganton) (20.3), Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (13.5)
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: 0.5 (5.2 overall)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.5
2015 vs. 2014 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #247
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7433
2015 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2015 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2015 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 6%



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