Eastern Alamance (Mebane, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Kelly Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: John Kirby
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #30

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 6
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

D1 PROSPECT
Gabriel Gonzalez 6'4" 275 Senior OT

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jonah Melton 6'4" 295 Senior OG
Jonathan Kingsley 6'4" 220 Senior WDE

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 19
2016 National Rank: #3315
2016 State Rank: #98
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: 0
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -2.4
2017 Starting Power Rating: 19.5
2017 National Rank: #3116
2017 State Rank: #91
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #2083
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.1
Dynasty Record: 142-50 (71-21 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 10-3
2016 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 33.9
2016 Points Against Average: 16.3
2016 Differential: +17.6
2016 Wins: #4070 Nash Central (Rocky Mount) (35-21), #5979 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (35-21), #6004 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (35-20), #6890 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (48-7), #6999 Southern Alamance (Graham) (26-14), #7843 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (48-23), #10210 Graham (49-0), #10230 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (43-7), #11984 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (54-14), #13234 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (43-0)
2016 Losses: #979 West Craven (Vanceboro) (36-7), #1101 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (29-18), #1897 Western Alamance (Elon) (20-0)
2016 Opponents W-L: 70-88
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2006 (Mid-State 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Graham, 8/25 at Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 9/4 Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 9/8 Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/22 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville), 9/29 at Person (Roxboro), 10/6 at Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 10/13 Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/20 at Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 10/27 at Western Alamance (Elon), 11/3 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Western Alamance (Elon) (37.4), Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (12.8), Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (12.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (-24.5), Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (-24), Graham (-5.9)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.9 (9.1 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.1
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #205
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #7017
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2
2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 2%