South Stokes (Walnut Cove, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Sauras
Colors: Maroon/Vegas Gold
Coach: Mike Holmes
League: 1A Northwest (moving from 2A Western Piedmont)
Playoff Division: 1A
Playoff Division Rank: #46

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2016 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Austin Lilly 5'10.5" 180 Senior QB/LB 4.85
Jacob Smith 6'0" 250 Senior OL/DL 5.1
Zach Slate 6'0" 170 Junior RB/FL 4.6

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Passing Game, Secondary
Team Weaknesses: Depth, Inexperience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -24.7
2016 National Rank: #12286
2016 State Rank: #355
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +0.5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -24.2
2017 National Rank: #12142
2017 State Rank: #352
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -21.3
Dynasty National Rank: #13318
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 2.9
Dynasty Record: 37-123 [36-124 on the field] (19-77 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 2-9
2016 League Record/Finish: 0-5 (6th)
2016 Points For Average: 26.3
2016 Points Against Average: 32.7
2016 Differential: -6.4
2016 Wins: #12980 Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (50-26), #14314 North Stokes (Danbury) (42-0)
2016 Losses: #6500 Surry Central (Dobson) (55-38), #6732 Carver [George Washington] (Winston-Salem) (40-7), #8499 West Stokes (King) (42-14), #8674 North Wilkes (Hays) (35-19), #9007 East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (33-21), #9351 East Wilkes (Ronda) (15-6), #9392 North Surry (Mount Airy) (40-35), #10866 Forbush (East Bend) (39-37), #12766 Alleghany (Sparta) (35-20)
2016 Opponents W-L: 65-67
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 at West Stokes (King), 8/25 North Wilkes (Hays), 8/31 Trinity, 9/8 at Alleghany (Sparta), 9/15 Elkin, 9/22 at Bartlett Yancey (Yanceyville), 10/6 Winston-Salem Prep Academy (Winston-Salem), 10/13 Mount Airy, 10/20 at Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville), 10/27 at East Surry (Pilot Mountain), 11/3 North Stokes (Danbury)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Mount Airy (8.6), North Wilkes (Hays) (3.5), East Surry (Pilot Mountain) (1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: North Stokes (Danbury) (-46), Bishop McGuinness (Kernersville) (-42), Elkin (-30.1)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.9
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.2
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.3
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #378
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12335
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7
2017 Projected League Finish: 4th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%