GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Orange/Green
Coach: Mike Byus
League: 2A Southern District 7
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #6
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2015 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes
TOP PLAYERS
Trevor Childers 6'1" 205 Senior LB/WR 4.65
Cameron Dollar 6'2" 190 Senior WR/FS 4.65
Will Mercer 6'6" 230 Senior DE/OL 4.9
ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Sage Surratt 6'3" 195 Senior WR
COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Chazz Surratt 6'3" 210 Senior QB 4.5
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL/WRs Will Provide Early Leadership
Team Weaknesses: Line Depth
RATINGS
2015 Final Power Rating: 33.3
2015 National Rank: #1472
2015 State Rank: #37
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2016 Starting Power Rating: 30.5
2016 National Rank: #1718
2016 State Rank: #49
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 18.5
Dynasty National Rank: #2696
2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12
Dynasty Record: 128-51 [132-47 on the field] (64-19 in league)
HISTORICAL
2015 Overall Record: 14-1
2015 League Record/Finish: 7-0 (1st)
2015 Points For Average: 44.3
2015 Points Against Average: 17.3
2015 Differential: +27
2015 Wins: #1585 Lincolnton (40-21), #3151 East Burke (Connelly Springs) (35-14), #3328 Maiden (56-28), #5229 Forestview (Gastonia) (41-28), #5896 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (49-13), #6193 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (47-6), #7222 Newton-Conover (Newton) (48-24), #7883 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (54-7), #7876 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (49-6), #9068 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (49-14), #9548 Q Foundation Academy (Charlotte) (33-16), #9563 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (49-9), #10485 Bandys (Catawba) (56-7), #11019 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (52-20)
2015 Losses: #394 Monroe (46-6)
2015 Opponents W-L: 92-89
Recent State Championships: 2014 (2AA), 2012
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2013 (2A Conference 3), 2012 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2009 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 3
Streak List: 8/19/16 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (14-13), 8/26/16 Christ the King (Huntersville) (69-0), 9/2/16 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (48-0)
SCHEDULE
2016 Schedule: 8/19 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 8/26 vs Christ the King (Huntersville), 9/2 at North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 9/9 Forestview (Gastonia), 9/23 Bandys (Catawba), 9/30 Lincolnton, 10/7 at Bunker Hill (Claremont), 10/14 Newton-Conover (Newton), 10/21 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 10/28 at Maiden, 11/4 West Lincoln (Lincolnton)
Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Lincolnton (30.8), Maiden (30.3), West Caldwell (Lenoir) (16)
Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Bandys (Catawba) (-16.3), Bunker Hill (Claremont) (-14.5), Newton-Conover (Newton) (-7.1)
2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.9 (10.1 overall)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5
2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.4
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #208
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6422
2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1
2016 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 20%