| Croatan (Newport, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Cougars Coach: Andrew Gurley League: 1A/2A Coastal 8 Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #73 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 5-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Zach Hoy 6'2" 225 Junior TE/DE 4.8 Lewis Reddick 6'0" 185 Senior RB/DB 4.68 David Wallis 6'0" 165 Senior RB/DB 4.55 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Good Mix Of Experience/Youth, Backfield, LBs Team Weaknesses: Replacing Most Of Secondary, Young At Certain Positions, Searching For OL Continuity RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -14.9 2017 National Rank: #10176 2017 State Rank: #291 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -28.9 2018 National Rank: #9752 2018 State Rank: #284 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): -3.3 Dynasty National Rank: #10233 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.6 Dynasty Record: 60-109 (25-69 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 3-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 29.5 2017 Points Against Average: 30.9 2017 Differential: -1.4 2017 Wins: #8759 Pamlico County (Bayboro) (30-26), #11686 Pender (Burgaw) (46-12), #12622 Dixon (Holly Ridge) (46-20), #14128 Lejeune (Camp Lejeune) (51-8) 2017 Losses: #2708 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (47-0), #4159 West Carteret (Morehead City) (40-6), #8297 Richlands (39-28), #8912 Trask [Heidi] (Rocky Point) (37-34), #9034 East Carteret (Beaufort) (48-30), #9177 Swansboro (27-26), #10078 White Oak (Jacksonville) (36-28) 2017 Opponents W-L: 64-68 Recent League Championships: 2015 (tied for 1st; 2A East Central) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 1 Streak List: 11/3/17 Pender (Burgaw) (46-12) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Swansboro, 8/31 at West Carteret (Morehead City), 9/7 at Pamlico County (Bayboro), 9/14 White Oak (Jacksonville), 9/21 Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville), 9/28 at East Carteret (Beaufort), 10/5 Dixon (Holly Ridge), 10/12 Richlands, 10/19 at Lejeune (Camp Lejeune), 10/26 Trask [Heidi] (Rocky Point), 11/2 at Pender (Burgaw) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southwest Onslow (Jacksonville) (9.3), West Carteret (Morehead City) (5), Pamlico County (Bayboro) (-20) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lejeune (Camp Lejeune) (-56.7), Dixon (Holly Ridge) (-44.4), Pender (Burgaw) (-39.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -26 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.6 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #306 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10287 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 5-6 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |