Pinecrest (Southern Pines, NC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Patriots
Colors: Green/Vegas Gold
Coach: Chris Metzger
League: 4A Sandhills
Playoff Division: 4A
Playoff Division Rank: #23

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 7
2017 JV Record: 6-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Zaythan Hill 5'11" 195 Senior RB
Rodney Evans 5'11" 265 Senior DL
Jacob Depouli 6'0" 195 Senior LB

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Leadership, Players Love To Compete, Players Enjoy Playing For Each Other
Team Weaknesses: Replacing 7 Offensive Starters

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 22.5
2017 National Rank: #2457
2017 State Rank: #64
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +2.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.4
2018 National Rank: #2110
2018 State Rank: #60
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 16.2
Dynasty National Rank: #4470
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 6.8
Dynasty Record: 88-89 [87-90 on the field] (29-60 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 8-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 29.5
2017 Points Against Average: 22.9
2017 Differential: +6.6
2017 Wins: #3682 Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville) (23-13), #4400 Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke) (38-20), #4471 Hillside (Durham) (42-39), #4982 Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington) (30-0), #5376 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (50-19), #6274 Lumberton (34-27), #8929 Hoke County (Raeford) (34-16), #9080 Gray's Creek (Hope Mills) (42-6)
2017 Losses: #364 Scotland (Laurinburg) (47-28), #1082 Providence (Charlotte) (24-20), #1776 Garner (31-21), #1942 Richmond (Rockingham) (28-7), #1960 Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (28-14)
2017 Opponents W-L: 79-79
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Laney [Emsley A.] (Wilmington), 8/24 at Gray's Creek (Hope Mills), 8/31 at Hillside (Durham), 9/7 Providence (Charlotte), 9/21 at Seventy-First (Fayetteville), 9/28 Richmond (Rockingham), 10/5 at Swett [Purnell] (Pembroke), 10/12 at Lumberton, 10/19 Scotland (Laurinburg), 10/26 at Britt [Jack] (Fayetteville), 11/2 Hoke County (Raeford)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Scotland (Laurinburg) (19.3), Richmond (Rockingham) (16.2), Seventy-First (Fayetteville) (13.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Hoke County (Raeford) (-30.8), Gray's Creek (Hope Mills) (-30.3), Hillside (Durham) (-16.9)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 16.2 (19.6 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -3.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.7
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #80
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3290
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3
2018 Projected League Finish: 4th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%