East Wilkes (Ronda, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cardinals Colors: Red/Black Coach: J.K. Adkins League: 1A/2A Mountain Valley Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Jared Wood 6'1" 180 WR 4.73 Damien Reid 6'0" 160 Senior RB/DB 4.68 Bryce Vestal 6'0" 185 QB 4.92 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Skill Position Players Returning, LBs Team Weaknesses: Secondary/OL Inexperience RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -8.3 2016 National Rank: #9369 2016 State Rank: #274 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +6.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.3 2017 Starting Power Rating: -1.8 2017 National Rank: #7833 2017 State Rank: #232 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -9.5 Dynasty National Rank: #11035 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7 Dynasty Record: 73-99 [76-96 on the field] (45-63 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 8-4 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 31.3 2016 Points Against Average: 14.1 2016 Differential: +17.2 2016 Wins: #8674 North Wilkes (Hays) (28-7), #10303 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (54-21), #10866 Forbush (East Bend) (45-7), #12286 South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (15-6), #12318 Starmount (Boonville) (34-0), #12766 Alleghany (Sparta) (27-6), #13428 Elkin (56-7), #14314 North Stokes (Danbury) (56-6) 2016 Losses: #6500 Surry Central (Dobson) (21-20), #7668 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (25-0), #8726 Walkertown (42-21), #8919 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (21-20) 2016 Opponents W-L: 60-81 Recent League Championships: 2015 Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at East Surry (Pilot Mountain), 8/25 at Surry Central (Dobson), 8/31 Forbush (East Bend), 9/8 Walkertown, 9/22 at North Wilkes (Hays), 9/29 West Wilkes (Millers Creek), 10/6 at Starmount (Boonville), 10/13 Alleghany (Sparta), 10/20 at Ashe County (West Jefferson), 10/27 at Elkin, 11/3 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (7.3), North Wilkes (Hays) (3.5), East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (1.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Elkin (-30.1), Ashe County (West Jefferson) (-24.4), Alleghany (Sparta) (-24.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9 (-14.2 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +1.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10763 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%