GENERAL
Nickname: Mustangs
Colors: Orange/Green
Coach: David Lubowicz
League: 2A South Fork (moving from 2A Southern District 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #13
RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 5-5
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no
TOP PLAYERS
Chandler Jones 5'10" 180 Senior RB/OLB 4.7
Ryan Matz 6'3" 240 Senior DE/TE 5.0
Devan Rigdon 6'0" 285 Senior DL/OL 5.3
COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Sage Surratt 6'3" 195 Senior WR
Cameron Dollar 6'2" 180 Senior WR
STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: OL, Running Game
Team Weaknesses: Depth
RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 24.9
2016 National Rank: #2370
2016 State Rank: #61
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -1.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.3
2017 Starting Power Rating: 21.1
2017 National Rank: #2866
2017 State Rank: #80
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 19.2
Dynasty National Rank: #2549
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.9
Dynasty Record: 139-54 [143-50 on the field] (69-21 in league)
HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 11-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 37.7
2016 Points Against Average: 17.6
2016 Differential: +20.1
2016 Wins: #2229 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (14-13), #3206 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (34-14), #4779 Maiden (49-35), #4913 Forestview (Gastonia) (28-3), #6287 Smoky Mountain (Sylva) (49-21), #6339 Newton-Conover (Newton) (42-21), #7976 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (35-9), #9189 Bandys (Catawba) (44-6), #9730 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (48-0), #12385 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (49-14), #14456 Christ the King (Huntersville) (69-0)
2016 Losses: #1185 Monroe (27-0), #1645 Lincolnton (42-35), #3206 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (42-32)
2016 Opponents W-L: 94-78
Recent State Championships: 2014 (2AA), 2012
Recent League Championships: 2015 (2A Southern District 7), 2014 (2A Southern District 7), 2013 (2A Conference 3), 2012 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2009 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none
SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Forestview (Gastonia), 9/1 at Ashbrook (Gastonia), 9/1 at Hendersonville, 9/8 North Gaston (Dallas), 9/15 at East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/22 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 9/29 Lincolnton, 10/6 at North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/13 Bandys (Catawba), 10/20 at Maiden, 10/27 West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 11/3 at Newton-Conover (Newton)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Hendersonville (23.8), Lincolnton (21.7), Forestview (Gastonia) (4.5)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (-18), East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (-16.4), North Gaston (Dallas) (-14.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 0.8 (9.3 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -0.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -1.6
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #225
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7697
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-1
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%