| East Gaston (Mt. Holly, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Warriors Colors: White/Blue Coach: Sean Joyce League: 2A Southwestern (moving from 2A/3A Big South) Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #86 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 2 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Landon Van Dyke 6'3" 280 Senior OL/DE 5.07 Chase Blackburn 6'2" 245 Senior DE/FB 4.78 Kellen Wilbanks 6'0.5" 280 Senior OL 5.17 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Lines Team Weaknesses: Few Skill Position Players RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -10.9 2016 National Rank: #9892 2016 State Rank: #288 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -8.5 2017 Starting Power Rating: -16.4 2017 National Rank: #10866 2017 State Rank: #318 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 5 Dynasty National Rank: #6574 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 21.4 Dynasty Record: 68-95 [66-97 on the field] (40-49 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 3-8 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (6th) 2016 Points For Average: 19.8 2016 Points Against Average: 42.5 2016 Differential: -22.7 2016 Wins: #10600 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (35-22), #10914 North Gaston (Dallas) (35-28), #12446 Cherryville (29-19) 2016 Losses: #567 South Point (Belmont) (58-7), #1645 Lincolnton (54-14), #2229 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (49-12), #4169 Kings Mountain (56-7), #4913 Forestview (Gastonia) (48-6), #6181 Cramer [Stuart W.] (Belmont) (41-26), #6339 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (49-27), #8654 Bessemer City (44-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 79-61 Recent League Championships: 2006 (tied for 1st; Big South) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 North Gaston (Dallas), 8/25 Bessemer City, 8/31 at Cramer [Stuart W.] (Belmont), 9/8 at Lincolnton, 9/15 East Lincoln (Denver), 9/29 Blacksburg (SC), 10/6 at South Point (Belmont), 10/13 Chase (Forest City), 10/20 Shelby, 10/27 at R-S Central (Rutherfordton), 11/3 at East Rutherford (Forest City) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Shelby (58.7), South Point (Belmont) (51), Lincolnton (21.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Gaston (Dallas) (-14.1), Bessemer City (-6.4), Chase (Forest City) (-2.9) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 8.5 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 14.6 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +6.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #83 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2946 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 1-10 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |