Alexander Central (Taylorsville, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Colors: Blue/Vegas Gold Coach: Nick Bazzle League: 3A/4A Northwestern (moving from 3A/4A North Piedmont) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #35 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 11.8 2016 National Rank: #4737 2016 State Rank: #136 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.1 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.2 2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.9 2017 National Rank: #3396 2017 State Rank: #103 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 9 Dynasty National Rank: #5248 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.9 Dynasty Record: 82-84 (45-43 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2016 Points For Average: 43.8 2016 Points Against Average: 30.9 2016 Differential: +12.9 2016 Wins: #2417 Watauga (Boone) (46-35), #9189 Bandys (Catawba) (75-32), #9730 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (48-7), #9914 West Iredell (Statesville) (68-25), #10173 South Caldwell (Hudson) (54-7), #10303 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (82-42), #11639 North Iredell (Olin) (55-8) 2016 Losses: #79 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (52-8), #1549 Lake Norman (Mooresville) (45-21), #2895 South Iredell (Statesville) (55-27), #2954 Mooresville (35-14), #5860 Statesville (28-27) 2016 Opponents W-L: 72-73 Recent League Championships: 2010 (4A/3A Northwestern) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Burns (Lawndale), 8/25 at Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro), 8/31 at North Iredell (Olin), 9/8 North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 9/22 at West Caldwell (Lenoir), 9/29 Watauga (Boone), 10/6 at Freedom (Morganton), 10/13 McDowell (Marion), 10/20 St. Stephens (Hickory), 10/27 at Hickory, 11/3 at South Caldwell (Hudson) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Burns (Lawndale) (17.3), Watauga (Boone) (14.5), West Caldwell (Lenoir) (13.4) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Iredell (Olin) (-23.1), St. Stephens (Hickory) (-21.9), South Caldwell (Hudson) (-11.2) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.7 (14.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #223 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7622 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 17% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.