West Lincoln (Lincolnton, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Rebels
Colors: Red/Gray
Coach: Tom Sain
League: 2A South Fork (moving from 2A Southern District 7)
Playoff Division: 2A
Playoff Division Rank: #56

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 6
2016 JV Record: 7-3
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: yes
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Seth Willis 6'3" 160 Junior QB/DB
Nakathan Phansook 5'11" 165 Junior LB/RB
Dalton Burris 6'3" 265 Senior OL/DL

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Young Talent, Experience

RATINGS
2016 Final Power Rating: -2.1
2016 National Rank: #7991
2016 State Rank: #225
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -5
2017 Starting Power Rating: -4.6
2017 National Rank: #8482
2017 State Rank: #252
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2016 Rating): -7.3
Dynasty National Rank: #10433
2017 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 2.7
Dynasty Record: 55-106 (26-64 in league)

HISTORICAL
2016 Overall Record: 5-7
2016 League Record/Finish: 2-5 (tied for 5th)
2016 Points For Average: 20.4
2016 Points Against Average: 27.5
2016 Differential: -7.1
2016 Wins: #6339 Newton-Conover (Newton) (24-21), #9730 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (39-20), #10344 Foard [Fred T.] (Newton) (24-0), #12385 Bunker Hill (Claremont) (49-12), #12446 Cherryville (21-0)
2016 Losses: #1185 Monroe (55-7), #1645 Lincolnton (45-9), #2359 East Lincoln (Denver) (35-9), #3206 West Caldwell (Lenoir) (35-13), #4779 Maiden (59-22), #9189 Bandys (Catawba) (21-14), #9214 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (27-14)
2016 Opponents W-L: 74-73
Winning Streak Entering 2017 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2017 Schedule: 8/18 Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese), 8/31 Cherryville, 9/8 at Foard [Fred T.] (Newton), 9/15 at East Burke (Connelly Springs), 9/22 North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 9/29 Maiden, 10/6 at Newton-Conover (Newton), 10/13 Lincolnton, 10/20 at Bandys (Catawba), 10/27 at East Lincoln (Denver), 11/3 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville)
Highest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Lincolnton (21.7), East Lincoln (Denver) (21.1), Newton-Conover (Newton) (1)
Lowest-Rated 2017 Regular Season Opponents: Cherryville (-27.2), Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (-18), Draughn [Jimmy C.] (Valdese) (-16.5)
2016 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 1.3 (7.7 overall)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -4.5
2017 vs. 2016 Schedule Strength Comparison: -5.8
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #264
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8910
2017 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2017 Projected League Finish: 6th
2017 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%