Eastern Alamance (Mebane, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Eagles
Colors: Kelly Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: John Kirby
League: 3A Mid-State
Playoff Division: 3A
Playoff Division Rank: #51

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 3
Returning Defensive Starters: 1
2017 JV Record: 9-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Colby May 6'0" 180 Junior RB/OLB 4.7
Kendall Ruffin 6'3" 310 Junior OL/DL 5.4
Jordan Moore 5'10" 270 Junior DL

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Gabriel Gonzalez 6'4" 275 Senior OT

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Talented Young QB/WRs
Team Weaknesses: Only 4 Starters Return, Lost 36 Seniors

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 20.3
2017 National Rank: #2773
2017 State Rank: #71
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -12.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -8.4
2018 National Rank: #5163
2018 State Rank: #145
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 25.3
Dynasty National Rank: #2303
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 33.7
Dynasty Record: 152-53 (76-23 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 10-3
2017 League Record/Finish: 5-2 (tied for 2nd)
2017 Points For Average: 38.5
2017 Points Against Average: 20.9
2017 Differential: +17.6
2017 Wins: #3559 Rockingham County (Wentworth) (40-35), #4088 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (14-10), #4088 Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (20-13), #6422 Williams [Walter] (Burlington) (48-21), #7012 Southern Alamance (Graham) (62-15), #7754 McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (55-0), #9060 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden) (34-0), #9223 Person (Roxboro) (42-7), #10983 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (47-13), #11252 Graham (57-16)
2017 Losses: #806 Western Alamance (Elon) (31-14), #926 Southern Nash (Bailey) (62-20), #4715 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (49-48)
2017 Opponents W-L: 78-79
Recent League Championships: 2015, 2014, 2008 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2007 (tied for 1st; Mid-State 3A), 2006 (Mid-State 3A)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 Graham, 8/24 Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington), 8/31 at Williams [Walter] (Burlington), 9/7 at Southern Alamance (Graham), 9/21 at Northeast Guilford (McLeansville), 9/28 Person (Roxboro), 10/5 Northern Guilford (Greensboro), 10/12 at Rockingham County (Wentworth), 10/19 Morehead [John Motley] (Eden), 10/26 Western Alamance (Elon), 11/2 at McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Western Alamance (Elon) (12.1), Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (5.6), Northeast Guilford (McLeansville) (-1.1)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cummings [Hugh M.] (Burlington) (-44), Graham (-29.7), McMichael [Dalton L.] (Mayodan) (-24.5)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.9 (12.1 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -11.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -15.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #165
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #5671
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-5
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%