Chatham Central (Bear Creek, NC)       previews home GENERAL Colors: Red/White Coach: Sherman Howze League: 1A Yadkin Valley Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #56 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Barrett Townsend 6'4" 265 Senior T 5.6 Josh Williams 6'0" 165 Senior QB/SS 4.6 D'Marco Thomason 5'6" 155 WR/CB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: More Sound Offensively, Leadership Of Returning Players Team Weaknesses: Defense RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -38.9 2016 National Rank: #13748 2016 State Rank: #401 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +7.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -10.6 2017 Starting Power Rating: -31.4 2017 National Rank: #12965 2017 State Rank: #378 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -30.3 Dynasty National Rank: #14181 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 30-134 [29-135 on the field] (16-84 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-10 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-6 (7th) 2016 Points For Average: 12.2 2016 Points Against Average: 43.3 2016 Differential: -31.1 2016 Wins: #13960 Albemarle (48-13), #14144 South Davidson (Denton) (2-0) 2016 Losses: #2929 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (56-6), #4349 East Montgomery (Biscoe) (64-6), #4826 Mitchell (Bakersville) (65-12), #7219 Wake Christian Academy (Raleigh) (48-0), #8769 North Stanly (New London) (51-8), #9577 North Moore (Robbins) (61-0), #11590 South Stanly (Norwood) (34-0), #12040 Union Academy (Monroe) (54-12), #13600 Hobbton (Newton Grove) (32-16), #14178 Kestrel Heights (Durham) (42-36) 2016 Opponents W-L: 77-70 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Wake Christian Academy (Raleigh), 8/25 at Hobbton (Newton Grove), 9/1 at Jefferson Academy [Thomas] (Mooresboro), 9/8 Jordan-Matthews (Siler City), 9/22 at Albemarle, 9/29 at North Stanly (New London), 10/6 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead), 10/13 at North Rowan (Spencer), 10/20 South Stanly (Norwood), 10/27 at South Davidson (Denton), 11/3 North Moore (Robbins) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Rowan (Spencer) (14.2), West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (13.2), Wake Christian Academy (Raleigh) (5.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: South Davidson (Denton) (-40.1), Hobbton (Newton Grove) (-33.9), Albemarle (-33.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.9 (-10.9 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.1 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +4.8 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #335 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10871 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-9 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%