North Wilkes (Hays, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Blue/White Coach: Monty Chipman League: 1A/2A Mountain Valley Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #38 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 9 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2016 JV Record: 3-7 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jarrett Grimes 5'10" 175 Senior RB 4.9 Jacob Combs 6'6" 280 Junior OL 5.2 Lane Wood 6'4" 225 Senior OL 5.2 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: 9 Offensive Returning Starters, Leading Rusher In State Is Back, All 5 OL Return Team Weaknesses: Lost Several Good Players Defensively RATINGS 2016 Final Power Rating: -5 2016 National Rank: #8678 2016 State Rank: #249 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.5 Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -3.8 2017 Starting Power Rating: 3.5 2017 National Rank: #6473 2017 State Rank: #184 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -24.3 Dynasty National Rank: #13656 2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 27.8 Dynasty Record: 34-125 [31-128 on the field] (20-78 in league) HISTORICAL 2016 Overall Record: 7-5 2016 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd) 2016 Points For Average: 28.8 2016 Points Against Average: 21.8 2016 Differential: +7 2016 Wins: #8919 West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (38-35), #10303 Ashe County (West Jefferson) (48-12), #10866 Forbush (East Bend) (42-7), #12286 South Stokes (Walnut Cove) (35-19), #12318 Starmount (Boonville) (49-20), #12766 Alleghany (Sparta) (49-7), #13428 Elkin (28-9) 2016 Losses: #2834 North Rowan (Spencer) (28-0), #3206 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (41-10), #7668 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (28-21), #9351 East Wilkes (Ronda) (28-7), #10125 Avery County (Newland) (28-18) 2016 Opponents W-L: 67-76 Recent League Championships: 2013 (tied for 1st; 2A/1A Conference 6) Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none SCHEDULE 2017 Schedule: 8/18 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville), 8/25 at South Stokes (Walnut Cove), 9/8 North Stokes (Danbury), 9/15 at Forbush (East Bend), 9/22 East Wilkes (Ronda), 9/29 Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro), 10/6 at Ashe County (West Jefferson), 10/13 Elkin, 10/20 at Starmount (Boonville), 10/27 Alleghany (Sparta), 11/3 at West Wilkes (Millers Creek) Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Wilkes Central (Wilkesboro) (7.3), East Wilkes (Ronda) (-1.8), West Wilkes (Millers Creek) (-4.6) Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Stokes (Danbury) (-46), Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (-42), Elkin (-30.1) 2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.1 (-5.8 overall) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -19.7 2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -12.6 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #388 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12777 2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2017 Projected League Finish: 2nd 2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 21% |