Mt. Pleasant (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Tigers Colors: Blue/Gold Coach: Michael Johns League: 2A Rocky River Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #21 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 9 2016 JV Record: 6-3 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Gage Redmond 6'2" 270 Senior DT/OL 5.3 Dustin Barnhardt 6'2" 275 Senior OL/DL 5.3 Landon Parker 6'2" 180 Senior WR/FS 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Depth, Physical/Quick Defensively, Solid At WR/LB/DL Team Weaknesses: Very Little RB Experience, Smaller On OL, Lost All-State P/K RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: 13.9 2016 National Rank: #4281 2016 State Rank: #122 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.9 2017 Starting Power Rating: 17.4 2017 National Rank: #3501 2017 State Rank: #105 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 8.9 Dynasty National Rank: #5275 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 8.5 Dynasty Record: 92-87 [93-86 on the field] (46-40 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-6 2016 League Record/Finish: 4-1 (2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 32.2 2016 Points Against Average: 26.2 2016 Differential: +6 2016 Wins: #4779 Maiden (35-21), #6456 West Stanly (Oakboro) (42-21), #6528 Parkwood (Monroe) (42-25), #8295 Cox Mill (Concord) (48-14), #8888 Northwest Cabarrus (Concord) (28-6), #9601 Forest Hills (Marshville) (36-35), #12980 Central Academy of Tech and Arts (Monroe) (70-0) 2016 Losses: #1185 Monroe (35-6), #1185 Monroe (31-14), #1851 Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) (30-27), #2614 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (42-14), #2895 South Iredell (Statesville) (47-42), #5095 Central Cabarrus (Concord) (34-14) 2016 Opponents W-L: 88-75 Recent League Championships: 2014, 2007 (Rocky River) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Cox Mill (Concord), 8/25 at Northwest Cabarrus (Concord), 9/4 Central Cabarrus (Concord), 9/8 at Concord, 9/15 at East Rowan (Salisbury), 9/22 Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord), 10/6 at Central Academy of Tech and Arts (Monroe), 10/13 Anson (Wadesboro), 10/20 at Forest Hills (Marshville), 10/27 East Montgomery (Biscoe), 11/3 at West Stanly (Oakboro) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Robinson [Jay M.] (Concord) (23.4), Anson (Wadesboro) (13.5), Concord (12.7) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Central Academy of Tech and Arts (Monroe) (-39.2), Forest Hills (Marshville) (-9), Cox Mill (Concord) (-4) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 6.5 (13.4 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.2 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #202 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6991 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-2 2017 Projected League Finish: 1st 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 8%