Cleveland (Clayton, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Carolina Blue/Navy/White Coach: Scott Riley League: 3A Greater Neuse (moving from 3A Two Rivers) Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #39 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2016 JV Record: 4-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tyson Dew 5'10" 185 Junior RB 4.5 Jaylen Vinson 6'0" 215 LB 4.53 Jamal Hampton 5'11" 180 Senior CB/WR 4.56 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Experience Team Weaknesses: Breaking In New QB RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 12.6 2016 National Rank: #4568 2016 State Rank: #131 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: 16.1 2017 National Rank: #3777 2017 State Rank: #114 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 22.4 Dynasty National Rank: #1935 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.3 Dynasty Record: 61-21 (29-3 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 9-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2016 Points For Average: 45.8 2016 Points Against Average: 38.6 2016 Differential: +7.2 2016 Wins: #5049 Triton (Erwin) (42-40), #5418 South Granville (Creedmoor) (54-39), #5699 Clayton (56-41), #5979 South Johnston (Four Oaks) (70-54), #6753 Union Pines (Cameron) (56-42), #9946 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (70-56), #11452 Western Harnett (Lillington) (49-13), #12113 Apex Friendship (Apex) (49-0), #12562 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (56-7) 2016 Losses: #776 Garner (56-19), #1396 West Johnston (Benson) (55-23), #1897 Western Alamance (Elon) (51-26), #2816 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (48-25) 2016 Opponents W-L: 82-78 Recent League Championships: 2016 (3A Two Rivers), 2015 (3A Two Rivers), 2014 (tied for 1st; 3A Two Rivers), 2013 (3A Conference 13) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Rolesville, 8/25 Garner, 9/2 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville), 9/8 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 9/15 at Fuquay-Varina, 9/22 at Corinth Holders (Wendell), 10/6 at East Wake (Wendell), 10/13 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield), 10/20 at Clayton, 10/27 at West Johnston (Benson), 11/3 South Johnston (Four Oaks) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Garner (25.9), Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (25.1), Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (18.9) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (-30.2), East Wake (Wendell) (-21.6), Corinth Holders (Wendell) (-10.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 5.2 (9.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.5 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -0.7 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #179 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6003 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |