Hickory (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Tornadoes Colors: White/Vegas Gold Coach: Allen Wittenberg League: 3A/4A Northwestern Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #72 RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: -9.7 2015 National Rank: #10100 2015 State Rank: #301 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.8 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.2 2016 Starting Power Rating: -0.9 2016 National Rank: #8049 2016 State Rank: #244 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 9.8 Dynasty National Rank: #5007 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.7 Dynasty Record: 87-70-1 (54-36 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 1-10 2015 League Record/Finish: 1-6 (7th) 2015 Points For Average: 24.9 2015 Points Against Average: 47.5 2015 Differential: -22.6 2015 Wins: #11710 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (35-14) 2015 Losses: #1324 Freedom (Morganton) (76-20), #2114 South Iredell (Statesville) (44-7), #2138 South Caldwell (Hudson) (56-34), #3298 Statesville (47-23), #4104 Hibriten (Lenoir) (48-24), #4428 Watauga (Boone) (62-19), #6420 St. Stephens (Hickory) (48-45), #7222 Newton-Conover (Newton) (53-28), #7478 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (40-20), #7876 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (35-19) 2015 Opponents W-L: 79-60 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Catawba Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Catawba Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: none SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 at Statesville, 8/26 South Iredell (Statesville), 9/2 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/9 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 9/23 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton), 9/30 at Freedom (Morganton), 10/7 at South Caldwell (Hudson), 10/14 St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/21 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 10/28 Watauga (Boone), 11/4 Hibriten (Lenoir) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: South Iredell (Statesville) (28.5), Freedom (Morganton) (28), Hibriten (Lenoir) (20.6) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (-19.1), Newton-Conover (Newton) (-7.1), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-3.5) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 9.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #146 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4868 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2016 Projected League Finish: 6th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.