Smith [Ben L.] (Greensboro, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Green/Vegas Gold Coach: Brandon Wiggins League: 3A Piedmont Triad Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #63 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 3 Returning Defensive Starters: 4 2017 JV Record: 6-4 Starting Quarterback Returning: yes Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Keori Enoch 5'10" 180 Senior DB/WR 4.59 Jordan Williams 6'5" 200 Junior QB 4.76 Nicholas Witherspoon 6'4" 215 Senior DE/WR 4.52 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Key Skill Position Players Return, 3 Of 4 Secondary Starters Are Back, Very Athletic/Young Line Team Weaknesses: Almost All Line Starters Lost To Graduation, Very Young At Some Key Positions RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 2.9 2017 National Rank: #6202 2017 State Rank: #169 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.5 2018 Starting Power Rating: -13.1 2018 National Rank: #6276 2018 State Rank: #177 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 6.4 Dynasty National Rank: #7431 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 19.5 Dynasty Record: 42-124 [41-125 on the field] (18-69 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 5-7 2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (5th) 2017 Points For Average: 13.8 2017 Points Against Average: 21.4 2017 Differential: -7.6 2017 Wins: #1190 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville) (14-11), #7153 Southern Guilford (Greensboro) (14-0), #8437 North Forsyth (Winston-Salem) (27-24), #8936 Andrews [T. Wingate] (High Point) (24-18), #10382 Western Guilford (Greensboro) (42-6) 2017 Losses: #1412 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (42-14), #1520 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (38-6), #2036 Lee County (Sanford) (40-0), #2477 Southwest Guilford (High Point) (31-0), #2885 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (11-6), #5386 Parkland (Winston-Salem) (19-12), #5916 Northwest Guilford (Greensboro) (17-6) 2017 Opponents W-L: 80-68 Recent League Championships: 2010 (tied for 1st; 4A Metro) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Northwest Guilford (Greensboro), 8/24 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro), 8/31 at Andrews [T. Wingate] (High Point), 9/7 Southern Guilford (Greensboro), 9/12 Eastern Guilford (Gibsonville), 9/21 Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem), 9/28 at Parkland (Winston-Salem), 10/5 Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro), 10/12 at Southwest Guilford (High Point), 10/19 at North Forsyth (Winston-Salem), 11/2 at Western Guilford (Greensboro) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (14.9), Dudley [James B.] (Greensboro) (11), Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) (9.9) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Western Guilford (Greensboro) (-40.3), North Forsyth (Winston-Salem) (-19.9), Andrews [T. Wingate] (High Point) (-19.7) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 12.9 (17.1 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.3 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -18.2 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #99 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3749 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-7 2018 Projected League Finish: 5th 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |