North Henderson (Hendersonville, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Knights Colors: Purple/Vegas Gold Coach: Justin Clark League: 2A/3A Western North Carolina Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #65 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 3 2015 JV Record: 4-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Kalin Ensley 6'3" 180 Sophomore QB 4.7 Darren Lammons 5'7" 155 Junior WR 4.6 Damian Murphy 6'0" 275 Senior OL 5.3 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Very Scrappy Group, Players Have Fight In Them Team Weaknesses: Inexperience RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 10.5 2015 National Rank: #5483 2015 State Rank: #165 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 2 2016 National Rank: #7340 2016 State Rank: #218 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): -6.3 Dynasty National Rank: #10167 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.3 Dynasty Record: 44-101 (20-65 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th) 2015 Points For Average: 21.5 2015 Points Against Average: 19.3 2015 Differential: +2.2 2015 Wins: #5494 Tuscola (Waynesville) (17-14), #6372 Hendersonville (34-10), #6809 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville) (14-7), #7883 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (31-7), #8505 Polk County (Columbus) (20-14), #10803 Brevard (41-10), #11252 East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (58-39) 2015 Losses: #1335 Kings Mountain (30-0), #3097 Franklin (28-12), #4390 West Henderson (Hendersonville) (14-0), #5135 Swain County (Bryson City) (28-24), #5823 Pisgah (Canton) (31-7) 2015 Opponents W-L: 77-73 Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 2 Streak List: 8/26/16 Polk County (Columbus) (19-14), 9/2/16 Swain County (Bryson City) (31-28) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Roberson [T. C.] (Asheville), 8/26 at Polk County (Columbus), 9/2 at Swain County (Bryson City), 9/9 Hendersonville, 9/23 at West Henderson (Hendersonville), 9/30 at East Henderson (East Flat Rock), 10/7 Tuscola (Waynesville), 10/14 Franklin, 10/21 at Pisgah (Canton), 10/28 Brevard, 11/4 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Franklin (23), West Henderson (Hendersonville) (16.8), Tuscola (Waynesville) (13.2) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: East Henderson (East Flat Rock) (-26.5), Polk County (Columbus) (-12.5), Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (-7.8) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.9 (9.4 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 2.6 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.3 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #229 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7046 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%