Hickory (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Red Tornadoes Colors: White/Vegas Gold Coach: Allen Wittenberg League: 3A/4A Northwestern Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #92 RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -9.2 2016 National Rank: #9547 2016 State Rank: #278 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: +4.7 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -9 2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.5 2017 National Rank: #8455 2017 State Rank: #251 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.7 Dynasty National Rank: #5361 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 13.2 Dynasty Record: 89-79-1 (56-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 2-9 2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th) 2016 Points For Average: 21.4 2016 Points Against Average: 42.4 2016 Differential: -21 2016 Wins: #10173 South Caldwell (Hudson) (40-28), #10545 St. Stephens (Hickory) (25-20) 2016 Losses: #919 Hibriten (Lenoir) (48-7), #2229 Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (47-28), #2417 Watauga (Boone) (49-13), #2895 South Iredell (Statesville) (48-6), #4698 Patton [Robert L.] (Morganton) (55-34), #5305 Freedom (Morganton) (42-35), #5860 Statesville (40-20), #6339 Newton-Conover (Newton) (57-13), #10344 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (32-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 75-61 Recent League Championships: 2007 (Catawba Valley), 2005 (tied for 1st; Catawba Valley) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Statesville, 9/4 Newton-Conover (Newton), 9/8 at Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia), 9/15 Bandys (Catawba), 9/22 at McDowell (Marion), 9/29 at Freedom (Morganton), 10/6 at Watauga (Boone), 10/13 West Caldwell (Lenoir), 10/20 at South Caldwell (Hudson), 10/27 Alexander Central (Taylorsville), 11/3 at St. Stephens (Hickory) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Huss [Hunter] (Gastonia) (28.7), Alexander Central (Taylorsville) (17.9), Watauga (Boone) (14.5) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: St. Stephens (Hickory) (-21.9), South Caldwell (Hudson) (-11.2), Bandys (Catawba) (-4.4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11.1 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 4.9 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -6.2 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #175 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5875 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 3-8 2017 Projected League Finish: 6th 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.