North Mecklenburg (Huntersville, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Blue/Red Coach: Brad Baker League: 4A MeCKa (moving from 4A Mecka) Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2015 JV Record: 3-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Emanuel Wilson 6'0" 210 Junior RB 4.6 Kalvin McCollum 6'3" 205 Senior LB 4.6 Tre Turner 6'5" 220 Senior TE/DE 4.8 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Players Believe They Are Going To Win, Culture Has Completely Changed For Better, LB/DB Experience Team Weaknesses: Young On Lines RATINGS 2015 Final Power Rating: 30.4 2015 National Rank: #1811 2015 State Rank: #47 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.1 2016 Starting Power Rating: 26.9 2016 National Rank: #2181 2016 State Rank: #61 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2015 Rating): 14.6 Dynasty National Rank: #3641 2016 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 12.3 Dynasty Record: 68-84 [67-85 on the field] (35-47 in league) HISTORICAL 2015 Overall Record: 7-5 2015 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th) 2015 Points For Average: 24.8 2015 Points Against Average: 19.7 2015 Differential: +5.1 2015 Wins: #926 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (20-14), #3199 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (27-3), #3641 Rocky River (Mint Hill) (27-23), #4651 West Charlotte (Charlotte) (32-25), #5481 Community (Davidson) (35-0), #6609 Hopewell (Huntersville) (40-0), #7733 Cox Mill (Concord) (20-13) 2015 Losses: #36 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (35-23), #413 Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (30-6), #801 Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (42-20), #808 West Forsyth (Clemmons) (14-13), #3491 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (37-35) 2015 Opponents W-L: 86-65 Recent League Championships: 2006 (MECA-6) Winning Streak Entering 2016 Season: 1 Streak List: 8/26/16 Cox Mill (Concord) (27-0) SCHEDULE 2016 Schedule: 8/19 Lake Norman (Mooresville), 8/26 Cox Mill (Concord), 9/2 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 9/9 Community (Davidson), 9/16 at Rocky River (Mint Hill), 9/23 at Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis), 9/30 at West Charlotte (Charlotte), 10/7 Hopewell (Huntersville), 10/21 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 10/28 at Hough [William A.] (Cornelius), 11/4 Mallard Creek (Charlotte) Highest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Mallard Creek (Charlotte) (63.5), Hough [William A.] (Cornelius) (51.8), Brown [A. L.] (Kannapolis) (40.5) Lowest-Rated 2016 Regular Season Opponents: Hopewell (Huntersville) (-4.7), Cox Mill (Concord) (-3.8), West Charlotte (Charlotte) (3.3) 2015 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 22.9 (28.3 overall) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 24.3 2016 vs. 2015 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.4 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #22 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1239 2016 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2016 Projected League Finish: 5th 2016 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |