White Knoll (Lexington, SC)       previews home


GENERAL
Nickname: Timberwolves
Colors: Garnet/Navy/Silver/Gray
Coach: Dean Howell
League: AAAAA Region 5 (moving from AAAAA Region V)
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #37

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 2
Returning Defensive Starters: 3
2017 JV Record: 5-4
Starting Quarterback Returning: yes
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: yes
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Nick Taiste 6'2" 310 Junior OL 5.21
Aveon Smith 6'1" 185 Junior QB 4.74
Jacob Bannister 5'9" 180 Senior OLB 4.71

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Have Dynamic Players At WR/QB
Team Weaknesses: Very Young, Very Few Returning Players

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 18.2
2017 National Rank: #3129
2017 State Rank: #67
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -6.5
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.8
2018 National Rank: #4265
2018 State Rank: #86
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.6
Dynasty National Rank: #3088
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.4
Dynasty Record: 79-96 (28-53 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 5-6
2017 League Record/Finish: 2-4 (tied for 4th)
2017 Points For Average: 19.5
2017 Points Against Average: 26.4
2017 Differential: -6.9
2017 Wins: #1354 South Aiken (Aiken) (35-34), #3336 Blythewood (17-0), #4477 River Bluff (Lexington) (14-10), #9621 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (41-13), #9778 Aiken (40-7)
2017 Losses: #78 Dutch Fork (Irmo) (55-14), #397 Spring Valley (Columbia) (48-13), #933 North Augusta (42-14), #945 Sumter (35-7), #1714 Lexington (13-0), #2316 Irmo (Columbia) (33-20)
2017 Opponents W-L: 72-53
Recent League Championships: 2014 (AAAA Region V)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/17 at Brookland-Cayce (Cayce), 8/24 Colleton County (Walterboro), 8/31 Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia), 9/7 Aiken, 9/14 Gray Collegiate Academy (West Columbia), 9/28 Lexington, 10/5 at Chapin, 10/12 at Spring Valley (Columbia), 10/19 River Bluff (Lexington), 10/26 at Dutch Fork (Irmo)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Dutch Fork (Irmo) (51.4), Spring Valley (Columbia) (20.9), Lexington (16.6)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Aiken (-27.6), Keenan [W. J.] (Columbia) (-19.7), Colleton County (Walterboro) (-17.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 26.3 (29.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 3.8
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -22.5
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #47
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #1756
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 4-6
2018 Projected League Finish: 5th
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%