Riverside (Durham, NC)       previews home GENERAL Nickname: Pirates Colors: Purple/Vegas Gold Coach: Cory Lea League: 4A Triangle 6 Playoff Division: 4A Playoff Division Rank: #69 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 4 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 5-6 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Dejon Decruz 6'1" 235 Senior ILB/TB 4.6 Elijah Winston 5'11" 185 Senior FS/ATH 4.52 Toriyon Jones 5'10" 200 Senior TB/CB 4.49 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: OL, Coaching Experience Team Weaknesses: Youth RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: -5.2 2017 National Rank: #8186 2017 State Rank: #233 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -3.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -24.2 2018 National Rank: #8851 2018 State Rank: #257 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.9 Dynasty National Rank: #7262 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 31.1 Dynasty Record: 59-111 (30-56 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 4-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 1-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 17.9 2017 Points Against Average: 20.3 2017 Differential: -2.4 2017 Wins: #11098 Harnett Central (Angier) (20-0), #11636 Panther Creek (Cary) (49-21), #11827 Chapel Hill (22-14), #12034 Northern Vance (Henderson) (30-0) 2017 Losses: #1701 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (31-9), #2156 Green Hope (Cary) (31-14), #4182 Orange (Hillsborough) (23-3), #4645 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (10-7), #4902 Northern (Durham) (28-23), #5376 Athens Drive (Raleigh) (47-6), #7918 Cary (18-14) 2017 Opponents W-L: 59-66 Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 Warren County (Warrenton), 8/31 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 9/7 at Northern (Durham), 9/21 Harnett Central (Angier), 9/28 Vance County (Henderson), 10/5 at Panther Creek (Cary), 10/12 Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham), 10/19 Green Hope (Cary), 10/26 at Cary, 11/2 Athens Drive (Raleigh) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (16.8), Green Hope (Cary) (10.8), Jordan [Charles E.] (Durham) (3.1) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Panther Creek (Cary) (-36.2), Harnett Central (Angier) (-31.4), Warren County (Warrenton) (-18.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.4 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -7.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -10.9 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #123 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #4353 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 2-8 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%