Cleveland (Clayton, NC) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Rams Colors: Carolina Blue/Navy/White Coach: Scott Riley League: 3A Greater Neuse Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank: #6 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 6 Returning Defensive Starters: 11 2018 JV Record: 9-0 Starting Quarterback Returning: no Top Running Back Returning: no Top Receiver Returning: no Top OL Returning: yes Top Defender Returning: yes TOP PLAYERS Jacquez Durham 5'8" 170 Senior DB/WR 4.4 Kouren Artis 6'1" 165 Senior WR 4.5 Omarion Hampton 6'0" 205 Sophomore RB 4.5 STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES Team Strengths: Speed, Defensive Experience Team Weaknesses: Offensive Youth RATINGS 2018 Final Power Rating: 34.7 2018 National Rank: #911 2018 State Rank: #22 Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +3.5 2019 Starting Power Rating: 22.8 2019 National Rank: #754 2019 State Rank: #21 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2018 Rating): 23.4 Dynasty National Rank: #2552 2019 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 0.6 Dynasty Record: 81-29 (38-4 in league) HISTORICAL 2018 Overall Record: 12-3 2018 League Record/Finish: 5-0 (1st) 2018 Points For Average: 40.7 2018 Points Against Average: 18.3 2018 Differential: +22.4 2018 Wins: #1160 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (44-35), #2136 Conley [D. H.] (Greenville) (40-35), #2186 Hillside (Durham) (36-6), #2883 Garner (43-6), #3053 Northern Guilford (Greensboro) (36-0), #3414 Clayton (35-21), #4505 Rolesville (33-23), #5653 South Johnston (Four Oaks) (28-13), #8037 Corinth Holders (Wendell) (49-7), #8032 East Wake (Wendell) (50-8), #12234 West Johnston (Benson) (63-13), #12581 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (62-0) 2018 Losses: #605 Southeast Guilford (Greensboro) (37-33), #1252 Sanford [Terry] (Fayetteville) (42-35), #3131 Fuquay-Varina (28-24) 2018 Opponents W-L: 107-79 Recent League Championships: 2018, 2016 (3A Two Rivers), 2015 (3A Two Rivers), 2014 (tied for 1st; 3A Two Rivers), 2013 (3A Conference 13) Winning Streak Entering 2019 Season: none SCHEDULE 2019 Schedule: 8/24 at Southern (Durham), 8/30 Garner, 9/6 Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh), 9/13 at Fuquay-Varina, 9/20 Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh), 9/27 at Corinth Holders (Wendell), 10/11 at East Wake (Wendell), 10/18 Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield), 10/25 at Clayton, 11/1 at West Johnston (Benson), 11/8 South Johnston (Four Oaks) Highest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) (20.6), Garner (14.3), Southern (Durham) (3.9) Lowest-Rated 2019 Regular Season Opponents: Smithfield-Selma (Smithfield) (-60.9), West Johnston (Benson) (-45.8), Southeast Raleigh (Raleigh) (-32.5) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 11 (13.5 overall) 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -15.7 2019 vs. 2018 Schedule Strength Comparison: -26.7 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #212 2019 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #6140 2019 Projected Regular Season Record: 10-1 2019 Projected League Finish: 1st 2019 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 49% |