Dixon (Holly Ridge, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Bulldogs Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold Coach: Chris Morris League: 1A/2A Coastal 8 (moving from 2A East Central) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #84 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS DeAnte Jackson 6'2" 200 Senior RB/FS 4.59 Thomas Hudson 6'4" 265 Senior OL/DL 5.1 Aaron Schoenecker 6'1" 195 Senior WR/LB 4.66 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Improved Speed, Skill Position Depth Team Weaknesses: Must Replace QB, Lost Top 2 Tacklers To Graduation, Very Young At Some Positions RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -12.9 2016 National Rank: #10309 2016 State Rank: #303 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -15.4 2017 National Rank: #10690 2017 State Rank: #310 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -22.9 Dynasty National Rank: #13495 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.5 Dynasty Record: 42-111 [41-112 on the field] (15-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 16.5 2016 Points Against Average: 28.8 2016 Differential: -12.3 2016 Wins: #10440 Richlands (41-8), #12956 KIPP Pride (Gaston) (64-8) 2016 Losses: #1450 Northside (Jacksonville) (34-0), #1951 East Duplin (Beulaville) (42-0), #5251 East Carteret (Beaufort) (49-8), #5823 North Brunswick (Leland) (21-6), #6287 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (23-0), #7488 Topsail (Hampstead) (36-24), #8082 Croatan (Newport) (45-22), #9272 Southside (Chocowinity) (22-0) 2016 Opponents W-L: 79-53 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at White Oak (Jacksonville), 8/25 Southside (Chocowinity), 9/1 at Topsail (Hampstead), 9/8 South Brunswick (Southport), 9/22 at East Carteret (Beaufort), 9/29 at Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville), 10/6 Croatan (Newport), 10/13 at Pender (Burgaw), 10/20 Trask [Heidi] (Rocky Point), 10/27 at Lejeune (Camp Lejeune), 11/3 Richlands Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Topsail (Hampstead) (2.9), Trask [Heidi] (Rocky Point) (2.7), East Carteret (Beaufort) (2.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lejeune (Camp Lejeune) (-47), Richlands (-19.2), South Brunswick (Southport) (-15) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.4 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -14 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #311 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10459 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%