South Mecklenburg (Charlotte, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Sabres
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Rocky White
League: 4A So Meck 7 (moving from 4A So. Meck 8)
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #29

COLLEGE PROSPECTS LOST TO GRADUATION
Jake Lawler 6'3.5" 225 Senior WDE
Jacobe Clement 6'1" 185 Senior CB
Jonathan Doerer 6'3" 185 Senior K

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: 30.1
2016 National Rank: #1653
2016 State Rank: #42
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.4
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -7.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -2.8
2017 Starting Power Rating: 24.9
2017 National Rank: #2302
2017 State Rank: #67
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): 14.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3684
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 10.4
Dynasty Record: 58-104 [65-97 on the field] (31-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 6-6
2016 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd)
2016 Points For Average: 25.8
2016 Points Against Average: 19.5
2016 Differential: +6.3
2016 Wins: #2127 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) (28-6), #2345 Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (27-21), #3134 Providence (Charlotte) (21-0), #3612 Harding University (Charlotte) (41-6), #4213 East Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (34-10), #8135 Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (58-0)
2016 Losses: #242 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (33-7), #251 Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) (38-25), #722 West Forsyth (Clemmons) (28-25), #1061 Myers Park (Charlotte) (14-11), #1357 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte) (35-18), #2911 Olympic (Charlotte) (43-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 86-64
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw), 8/25 Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte), 9/1 Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC), 9/8 Myers Park (Charlotte), 9/15 Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte), 9/29 at Olympic (Charlotte), 10/6 Ardrey Kell (Charlotte), 10/13 at Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte), 10/20 Harding University (Charlotte), 10/27 West Mecklenburg (Charlotte), 11/3 at Providence (Charlotte)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) (50.3), Vance [Zebulon B.] (Charlotte) (41.8), Northwestern (Rock Hill, SC) (41.6)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Berry Tech [Phillip O.] (Charlotte) (5.1), Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) (18.3), Myers Park (Charlotte) (23.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.1 (30.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 29.8
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: +3.7
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #2
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #561
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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