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%