Bessemer City (NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Yellowjackets Colors: Green/Yellow Coach: Larry Boone League: 1A Southern Piedmont Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #4 RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 3.4 2017 National Rank: #6101 2017 State Rank: #164 Player Statistics-Based (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +8.2 2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.9 2018 National Rank: #4281 2018 State Rank: #114 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -3.6 Dynasty National Rank: #10325 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.3 Dynasty Record: 82-100 [80-102 on the field] (56-41 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 11-2 2017 League Record/Finish: 7-1 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 27.7 2017 Points Against Average: 14.5 2017 Differential: +13.2 2017 Wins: #7053 Swain County (Bryson City) (26-21), #7824 Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly) (22-21), #8564 Union Academy (Monroe) (8-7), #9587 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (32-27), #10618 Community (Davidson) (60-15), #10673 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (22-0), #11645 Cherryville (38-7), #11645 Cherryville (14-8), #12255 Chase (Forest City) (35-0), #12467 Pine Lake Prep (Mooresville) (24-6), #13738 Highland Tech (Gastonia) (49-13) 2017 Losses: #2638 Mount Airy (38-16), #6878 Jefferson Academy [Thomas] (Mooresboro) (26-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 73-85 Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 (1A Conference 3) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Cherryville, 8/24 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 8/31 at Chase (Forest City), 9/13 at North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 9/21 at Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly), 9/28 Highland Tech (Gastonia), 10/5 at Union Academy (Monroe), 10/12 Pine Lake Prep (Mooresville), 10/19 at Jefferson Academy [Thomas] (Mooresboro), 10/26 Community (Davidson), 11/2 at Cherryville Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jefferson Academy [Thomas] (Mooresboro) (-10.1), Mountain Island Charter (Mt. Holly) (-14.6), Union Academy (Monroe) (-15) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Highland Tech (Gastonia) (-61.7), Community (Davidson) (-43.9), Chase (Forest City) (-43.1) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -17.7 (-6.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -34.4 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -16.7 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #373 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #12342 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49% We were unable to contact coach to obtain preview info.