Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Wonders
Colors: Green/Blue
Coach: Mike Newsome
League: 4A MeCKa (moving from 4A Mecka)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #13

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 9

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Sandon McCoy 5'11" 210 Senior RB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Many Defensive Returners, Stronger/Faster Than Team Has Been In Years, Fast/Experienced Defense
Team Weaknesses: Lost Long-Time DC, Lose Over 90% Of Offensive Production, Lost Most Of Size To Graduation

RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 40.7
2015 National Rank: #801
2015 State Rank: #18
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.7
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -4.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 40.5
2016 National Rank: #745
2016 State Rank: #19
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 27.4
Dynasty National Rank: #1135
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 13.1
Dynasty Record: 133-43-1 (71-18-1 in league)

HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 10-3
2015 League Record/Finish: 4-2 (3rd)
2015 Points For Average: 31.6
2015 Points Against Average: 15.8
2015 Differential: +15.8
2015 Wins: #926 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (31-14), #1076 Concord (26-15), #1156 Reagan [Ronald] (Pfafftown) (35-32), #1811 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) (42-20), #2453 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (28-21), #2701 Mooresville (23-9), #4651 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (34-7), #6609 Hopewell (Huntersville) (42-6), #9313 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (35-0), #10547 South Rowan (China Grove) (67-0)
2015 Losses: #36 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (37-27), #413 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (21-7), #2138 South Caldwell (Hudson) (23-14)
2015 Opponents W-L: 92-72
Recent League Championships: 2011 (3A South Piedmont), 2010 (3A South Piedmont), 2009 (3A South Piedmont), 2007 (tied for 1st; South Piedmont), 2005 (South Piedmont), 2004 (tied for 1st; North Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/18/16 Concord (31-19), 8/26/16 South Rowan (China Grove) (65-7), 9/2/16 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (49-0)

SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/18 at Concord, 8/26 South Rowan (China Grove), 9/2 at Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/5 vs Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/9 at Mooresville, 9/23 North Mecklenburg (Huntersville), 9/30 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 10/7 at Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 10/14 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 10/21 Mallard Creek (Charlotte), 10/28 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 11/4 at Hopewell (Huntersville)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (63.5), Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (51.8), Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (40.1)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Rowan (China Grove) (-6.7), Hopewell (Huntersville) (-4.7), Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (-4.2)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.9 (26.8 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 20.3
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.6
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #31
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1506
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-3
2016 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%