East Lincoln (Denver, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Mustangs Colors: Orange/Green Coach: David Lubowicz League: 2A South Fork Playoff Division: 2A Playoff Division Rank: #42 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 5-5 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: yes Top OL Returning: no Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Tavin Johnson 6'1" 190 Senior SB/OLB 4.7 Jud Reel 5'10" 190 Senior ILB/RB 4.8 Chazz Williams 5'11" 240 Senior DL 5.1 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Have 25 Seniors With Much Experience Team Weaknesses: Replacing 3 OL Starters RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -2.4 2017 National Rank: #7476 2017 State Rank: #213 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -15.4 2018 National Rank: #6797 2018 State Rank: #202 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3135 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 36.8 Dynasty Record: 145-60 [149-56 on the field] (74-23 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 21.4 2017 Points Against Average: 22.8 2017 Differential: -1.4 2017 Wins: #7887 Lincolnton (12-7), #8203 Bandys (Catawba) (38-13), #8973 West Lincoln (Lincolnton) (42-38), #9587 North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (35-31), #10673 East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (22-6), #11569 Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (28-7) 2017 Losses: #2468 Mt. Pleasant (35-0), #3719 Newton-Conover (Newton) (39-21), #4544 Maiden (44-43), #5619 Ashbrook (Gastonia) (18-3), #6191 Forestview (Gastonia) (7-6), #8270 North Gaston (Dallas) (28-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 63-80 Recent State Championships: 2014 (2AA), 2012 Recent League Championships: 2015 (2A Southern District 7), 2014 (2A Southern District 7), 2013 (2A Conference 3), 2012 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2009 (2A/1A Southern Piedmont), 2008 (Southern Piedmont), 2006 (Southern Piedmont) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Forestview (Gastonia), 8/31 Ashbrook (Gastonia), 9/7 at North Gaston (Dallas), 9/13 East Gaston (Mt. Holly), 9/21 at Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville), 9/28 at Lincolnton, 10/5 North Lincoln (Lincolnton), 10/12 at Bandys (Catawba), 10/19 Maiden, 10/26 at West Lincoln (Lincolnton), 11/2 Newton-Conover (Newton) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Newton-Conover (Newton) (7.9), Ashbrook (Gastonia) (-10.8), Forestview (Gastonia) (-12) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Lake Norman Charter (Huntersville) (-44.9), East Gaston (Mt. Holly) (-39.7), North Lincoln (Lincolnton) (-38.5) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.7 (4.5 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -20.7 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #249 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #8619 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-4 2018 Projected League Finish: 4th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |