| Gates County (Gatesville, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Barons Colors: Red/White Coach: Matt Biggy League: 1A Albemarle (moving from 1A Coastal Ten) Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #29 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 7 Returning Defensive Starters: 5 2016 JV Record: 4-2 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jawan Riddick 5'10" 190 Junior QB/ATH 4.7 Ron Olson 6'1.5" 195 Junior LB/HB 4.6 Jordan Robinson 5'10" 165 Junior WR/FS 4.65 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: QB Experience, Several Young Players Earned Playing Time Last Season Team Weaknesses: Lost Top OL, Top Offensive Play-Maker Lost To Graduation RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -13.7 2016 National Rank: #10463 2016 State Rank: #312 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -12.2 2017 National Rank: #10118 2017 State Rank: #294 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -13.5 Dynasty National Rank: #11970 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 1.3 Dynasty Record: 72-92 (40-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 27 2016 Points Against Average: 25 2016 Differential: +2 2016 Wins: #7976 Bertie (Windsor) (17-16), #11574 Louisburg (34-17), #12185 Perquimans (Hertford) (32-19), #12739 Manteo (41-25), #14231 Mattamuskeet (Swan Quarter) (43-2), #14419 Columbia (41-0), #14450 Creswell 2016 Losses: #3699 Hertford County (Ahoskie) (27-0), #5251 East Carteret (Beaufort) (56-0), #6841 Plymouth (37-20), #8986 Pasquotank County (Elizabeth City) (41-35), #12932 Camden County (Camden) (35-34) 2016 Opponents W-L: 74-73 Recent League Championships: 2010 (1A Tar-Roanoke) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Hertford County (Ahoskie), 8/25 Webb [J. F.] (Oxford), 8/31 Bertie (Windsor), 9/8 at Southside (Chocowinity), 9/15 at Southeast Halifax (Halifax), 9/22 at Pasquotank County (Elizabeth City), 10/6 at Manteo, 10/13 Perquimans (Hertford), 10/20 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton), 10/27 at Plymouth, 11/3 at Camden County (Camden) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (21), Hertford County (Ahoskie) (18.5), Plymouth (6.1) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Camden County (Camden) (-37.7), Webb [J. F.] (Oxford) (-31.9), Southeast Halifax (Halifax) (-25.3) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -21.8 (-15.7 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -10.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +11.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #326 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10763 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5 2017 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |