| Tarboro (NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Vikings Colors: Purple/Vegas Gold Coach: Jeff Craddock League: 1A Coastal Plains Playoff Division: 1A Playoff Division Rank: #1 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 5 Returning Defensive Starters: 6 2017 JV Record: 10-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: yes Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: no TOP PLAYERS Melik Ward Senior DT/OL C.J. Joyner Senior RB Jyron Albritton Senior LB/RB STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: DL Returns Intact, RB Depth, Lines Team Weaknesses: LB/DB Depth, QB Inexperience RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 37.6 2017 National Rank: #851 2017 State Rank: #18 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -0.9 2018 Starting Power Rating: 19.5 2018 National Rank: #1085 2018 State Rank: #25 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 24.3 Dynasty National Rank: #2487 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 4.8 Dynasty Record: 162-48 (67-13 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 15-0 2017 League Record/Finish: 6-0 (1st) 2017 Points For Average: 50.6 2017 Points Against Average: 4.3 2017 Differential: +46.3 2017 Wins: #2638 Mount Airy (32-7), #2783 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (50-7), #4967 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (28-0), #6236 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (42-3), #7645 Plymouth (49-6), #8586 Riverside (Williamston) (62-0), #8586 Riverside (Williamston) (56-7), #8737 Washington (48-0), #8759 Pamlico County (Bayboro) (71-14), #9363 Southside (Chocowinity) (44-0), #9568 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (42-7), #11156 Northside (Pinetown) (60-0), #11754 South Creek (Robersonville) (49-2), #12065 North Edgecombe (Tarboro) (65-12), #14107 Jones (Trenton) (61-0) 2017 Losses: none 2017 Opponents W-L: 105-88 Recent State Championships: 2017 (1AA), 2011 (2A), 2010 (2A), 2009 (2A) Recent League Championships: 2017, 2016 (1A Two Rivers), 2015 (1A Two Rivers), 2014 (1A Two Rivers), 2013 (1A Conference 9), 2012 (2A Eastern Plains), 2010 (2A Eastern Plains), 2008 (Eastern Plains), 2004 (Eastern Plains) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: 15 Streak List: 8/18/17 Plymouth (49-6), 8/25/17 Washington (48-0), 8/31/17 Northern Nash (Rocky Mount) (42-7), 9/8/17 North Edgecombe (Tarboro) (65-12), 9/15/17 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (28-0), 9/22/17 Southside (Chocowinity) (44-0), 9/29/17 Jones (Trenton) (61-0), 10/6/17 Pamlico County (Bayboro) (71-14), 10/13/17 Northside (Pinetown) (60-0), 10/20/17 Riverside (Williamston) (62-0), 11/3/17 South Creek (Robersonville) (49-2), 11/17/17 Riverside (Williamston) (56-7), 11/24/17 West Montgomery (Mt. Gilead) (42-3), 12/1/17 Holmes [John A.] (Edenton) (50-7), 12/9/17 Mount Airy (32-7) SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Washington County Early College (Roper), 8/24 Washington, 8/30 at Northern Nash (Rocky Mount), 9/7 North Edgecombe (Tarboro), 9/12 Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops), 9/21 at South Creek (Robersonville), 9/28 Southside (Chocowinity), 10/5 at Jones (Trenton), 10/12 at Pamlico County (Bayboro), 10/19 Northside (Pinetown), 10/26 Riverside (Williamston) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Southwest Edgecombe (Pinetops) (-4.2), Riverside (Williamston) (-14.6), Pamlico County (Bayboro) (-20) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Jones (Trenton) (-59.2), North Edgecombe (Tarboro) (-43.1), Northside (Pinetown) (-43) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.4 (0.8 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -25.5 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -11.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #296 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #10144 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 11-0 2018 Projected League Finish: 1st 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 85% |